10 Picnickers at Lake Kitagata Takako Sakamoto Picnickers at Lake Kitagata in Fukui enjoying themselves on a spring holiday: some are cycling on fun bicycles, some are taking..
28 Food Yoshu Shonin Ramen Featured Yoshu Shonin (揚州商人) has been bringing Chinese-style ramen to Japan since 1990, now stretching to 34 outlets across the Kan..
16 Spring Flowers at Nishiyama Park Takako Sakamoto Spring Flowers at Nishiyama Park: Azaleas in the early stage of bloom, yae-zakura cherry blossoms and pretty Shaga irises basking..
11 Mt. Takagi in Late Winter Tristan Scholze Mt. Takagi in late winter makes for a pleasant drive or stroll among the grassy mountainsides of Aso's volcano caldera. In..
16 Culture Fukui Castle in Spring Takako Sakamoto Beautiful cherry blossoms decorating Fukui Castle Ruins in spring. If you are lucky, you can view them with snow-capped mountains..
14 Fukushima's Mountain of Flowers Radica Sooknarine Spring in Japan is synonymous with cherry blossoms, but can you imagine a mountain full of different types of cherry blossoms and..
7 Kusatsu Onsen Street Peter Sidell In the hot-spring resort of Kusatsu in Japan's Gunma Prefecture, Onsen Street is a charming narrow lane of traditional sho..
8 Beautiful Mountain Stream Takako Sakamoto Enjoy the beautiful mountain stream at Kikuchi Valley in Kumamoto and soothe your soul in Nature's dense greenery!