7 Street & Urban Tokyo Tower at Night-time Manish Prabhune The Skytree may have replaced the Tokyo Tower as a transmissions tower, but it still continues to have its place in our hearts, for visitors and long time
8 Gardens & Parks Nishiyama Park, Sabae Larry Knipfing This is a lovely park, known for it cherry blossoms in April, and azaleas in May. There are also a number of festivals held in the park year round.
10 Temples & Shrines Heirinji Zen Temple, Niiza City Masato Kitamura I went to Heirinji Zen Temple during the last week of November and it turned out to be an excellent choice.
Culture Niimi City Samurai Parade 2024 Tuesday - Oct 15th Located at the north part of Okayama Prefecture and bordering Tottori Prefecture... springs kicks in you can see the spring colors scattered in the hills and
16 Temples & Shrines Untoan Temple in Minami-Uonuma Haruka Saijo The No.1 Hermitage Temple in Japan and its lush beauty
Historical The Shade of Cedars Trail Nathaniel Green This is an excellent hike through some back country near Tokyo that includes that great Mitake mountain shrine.
Culture Getting Naked in Konomiya 2025 Late Feb Streakers, hundreds of them, and hundreds of thousands of spectators, young... and old, male and female, fully clothed against the cold, encouraging
Recommended Historical Todaiji Temple in Nara Stefanus Husin The largest wooden structure in the world and iconic landmark of Nara city.