16 Details of Masobyo in Chinatown 1 Larry Knipfing Masobyo in Yokohama Chinatown: Carvings of 12 animals from the Chinese Zodiac: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ..
11 Blue Lake & Mt. Asahi in Hokkaido Takako Sakamoto Mt. Asahi, Hokkaido's highest mountain, and a fascinating blue pond. Enjoy snow at the latest time of the year in Japan, and..
17 An Outing to Fukushima Radica Sooknarine Located in the south of the Tohoku region, Fukushima is the third largest prefecture in Japan. Unfortunately, since the Great East..
12 Night-time View of Exotic Nagasaki Takako Sakamoto I visited Nagasaki to take photos of its night views. Nagasaki has a lot of 'night-view spots' other than the famous Mt...
18 Splendors of Enoshima Island George Popescu Enoshima Island: Great day trip from Tokyo. Shrines, fishing, boating and more.
10 Gorgeous Pagoda Looming in the Dark Takako Sakamoto Five-storied pagoda at Ruriko-ji Temple in Yamaguchi Prefecture: The mystic view of this pagoda illuminated on dark nights mesmerizes..
14 Toko-ji in Kofu Cathy Cawood This Kamakura Period temple has a dry garden with magnificent standing rocks, and a pond shaped like the ideogram for 'dr..
13 Katsuragi-Hitokotonushi Shrine Cathy Cawood Nara shrine of a Shinto god who only listens to one-word prayers. The shrine also has a 1200 year old sacred gingko tree.