7 Gardens & Parks Yumesakinami Park Tristan Scholze Designed to merge with the cresting (“flowering” in Japanese) waves on... enjoy the historic building and sea breeze, there are seasonal flower gardens
9 Historical The Beauty of Nijo-jo Castle - 4 Larry Knipfing I recommend the Waraku-an teahouse in Seiryu-en Garden.
Historical Daitoku-ji Temple Complex in Kyoto Katherine Moore This large temple complex in North West Kyoto, with its many sub-temples and is a great place to become introduced to the obscure charms of Zen Gardens
Museums The Museum of Imperial Collections Etsuko Yamada The museum, “Sannomaru Shozokan” (三の丸尚三館), was established when the Imperial family donated a part of their private collection to the Japanese
Culture Kakunodate - a Trip Back in Time Steve Morton For anyone who has visited any Japanese city you will no doubt already... impressive ’ (岩橋家), a former Samurai residence with a beautiful little garden
10 Gardens & Parks Ibaraki's Flower Hill Hanazono Sandra Isaka Hidden in the countryside of Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, is a lovely herb and flower garden, Flower Hill Hanazono.
13 Historical Tokushima Castle Ruins Takako Sakamoto historical site, and is also one of the Top 100 Castles in Japan, and the garden... is one of the Top 100 Gardens.