9 Gardens & Parks Tamamo Park, Takamatsu Peter Sidell Takamatsu in Kagawa prefecture on Japan's Shikoku island, Tamamo Park is a pleasant park, home to the ruins of Takamatsu Castle, a traditional mansion, and
12 Gardens & Parks Kyoto Arashiyama Koen Park Tomoko Kamishima Mountains, the beautiful cherry blossoms on the sandbank of Nakanoshima, and
7 Museums Odaiba Takoyaki Museum Valerie Kor Purchase a food ticket from the machine of your chosen stall and dig into
12 Temples & Shrines Tokei-ji Temple in spring Tomoko Kamishima cherry, weeping cherry, a few types of camellias, Japanese quince, peony, and
10 Temples & Shrines Kamakura’s Zuisen-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Buddhist monk but also a Zen artist (especially for calligraphy, poetry, and
7 Museums Sherlock Holmes' Room, Kitano, Kobe Manish Prabhune It is a typical colonial-style Western house and it also houses a unique English-style bar on the first floor, which is not to miss!
14 Traditional The Bikan District, Kurashiki Ben Beechey wooden warehouses, along a picturesque canal surrounded by weeping willows and
8 Culture Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima Nicole Bauer This is likely due to this beautiful Itsukushima shrine playing a central part, and rightly so.