15 Culture A Mini Oasis in Fujisawa Reynald Ventura On the way home in one of my wanderings around Fujisawa Station, I stumbled upon a mini oasis in the rapidly expanding concret..
10 Gardens & Parks Fukuoka City Botanical Garden Elizabeth Wormald A photo essay on Fukuoka's garden paradise
8 Temples & Shrines Nikko's Taiyu-in Temple/Mausoleum Larry Knipfing What attracted me most of all about Nikko's Taiyu-in is its location: Situated amongst hundreds of tall, old beautiful cedar..
18 Temples & Shrines Utou-jinja Shrine, Aomori Peter Sidell In the busy heart of Japan's Aomori city, Utou-jinja is an appealing shrine that packs a diversity of features into a smal..
Museums Osaka Museum of History Dmitry Rakin Covering the period from the first settlements in Yamato to Osaka’s birth as one of the commercial centers, this museum shows ..
Culture Shibuya City Ward - Parks & Gardens Sleiman Azizi Shibuya City Ward is not only home to Japan's youth culture but also some fantastic parks and gardens. These include Meiji Jingu..
Culture Narita's Lonely Lady Arlene Bastion An incredible shopping and eats street like Narita, made for people in a hurry, may not be the ideal place to pay tribute to an..
Culture Northern Chiba Prefecture Heritage Houses Elizabeth S Northern Chiba Prefecture cities have preserved manors, summer villas, and farmhouses open to the public. Spanning the Edo to the..