43 Culture Torii Kevin Haase Torii mark your passage from the mundane to the sacred. Take a journey around Japan through these gates, from the forest to the..
9 Culture Hikoji-gama Pottery Art Studio Samuel Richards Surrounded by tea plantations, Hikoji-gama (Shitoro-yaki) Pottery Art Studio is found in the mountains of Shimada City, in central..
12 Culture Shibu Onsen Day Trip Nathan Eden Full of yukata-clad visitors during the weekend, the beautiful and historic village of Shibu Onsen is quiet mid-week. Amid the chaos..
7 Activities Hiking Tokyo’s Mount Takamizu Steve Morton For anyone wanting to find a winter wonderland in Tokyo, be sure to check out Mount Takamizu Sansan’s Hiking Course, where you..
9 Food Sarasa Nishijin Shinobu Ishikawa An 80-year-old bathhouse is transformed into a cafe, whilst retaining its features reminiscent of Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award..
11 Culture Bungo Takada Showa Street Bonson Lam There is a certain pleasure in going back to a simpler time.
11 Activities Beachcombing Fun at Kaiji Beach Manish Prabhune Ishigaki Island in Okinawa is famous for its star-sand beaches. Remote islands like Taketomi Island and Iriomote Island offer the..
6 Activities Metsa Village, Hanno, Saitama Lynda Hogan Metsa Village is the free part of the Moomin Valley Park in Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture. The location on Miyazawa lake was chosen..