12 Culture Sekisanzenin Cathy Cawood Sekisanzenin is 9th century temple in North-East Kyoto with beautiful moss and lush maple trees. There are many stone lanterns,..
7 Culture Kitano Tenman Shrine Manish Prabhune Kitano Tenman Shrine is one of Kobe’s major Shinto shrines, located in an unusual location of Kitano Ijinkan, the place associ..
13 Culture Ryusen-En Garden, Mishima Peter Sidell In Mishima in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Ryusen-En is a small but beautiful traditional Japanese garden, with a tranquil carp..
6 Activities Winter in the Mt Aso region Mandy Bartok Even the mountains of Kyushu see snow in the winter months!
11 Activities Spring at Maruyama Park Cathy Cawood Photos of spring hanami party at Maruyama park in Kyoto, with people celebrating under lit-up cherry blossom trees.
9 Culture Glasshouse at Kobe's Herb Gardens Manish Prabhune Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens is a unique garden on the hills behind Shin-Kobe shinkansen station. It is Japan's largest herb..
7 Culture Kobe Jain Temple Manish Prabhune The foreign settlements in the late 19th century in Kitano-cho, Kobe, popularly known as ijinkan (foreigners' residences),..