11 Culture Yokohama's Minato-no-mieru-oka Park Tomoko Kamishima There are six pleasant parks alongside Yokohama Bay. The park furthest to the east is Minato-no-mieru-oka Park.
8 Activities Hakone's Awesome Owaku-dani Valley Tomoko Kamishima Intense energy is popping up from under the clefts of rocks all around you. Phreatic explosions are taking place right under your..
7 Culture Yokohama's Negishi Forest Park Tomoko Kamishima This park used to be a horse racetrack for over 80 years, mainly for the amusement of foreign residents. The grandstands (in ruins)..
7 Culture Soja RetRoad Festival Judith Mikami Every September Soja City hosts a Retroad (retro road) Festival to celebrate the tradition of the old main road with the new. Clubs,..
10 Activities Nikko’s Senjogahara Josef Diermair Senjogahara, a 4 square kilometer marshland located just behind Ryuzu Falls, is simply amazing and I am psyched every time I go..
10 Culture Omikoshi Soneri Anonymous On the first Sunday of May, a general exhibition of Ehime's various festivals is held in the grounds of Matsuyama Castle. It..
8 New Year at Heian Jingu Shrine Cathy Cawood See kimonos, buy a snack from a food stall, and check your fortune for the New Year at Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto.
11 New Year stalls at Fushimi Inari Cathy Cawood Many food stalls spring up around Fushimi Inari at New Year, selling delicious snacks to the crowds of New Year visitors.