15 Snow at Makino Cathy Cawood Old wooden houses in the snow and stunning winter lakeside scenery at the small town of Makino in Shiga Prefecture.
11 Soba Restaurant in Akasawa-juku Cathy Cawood Musashiya Soba Shop is the only restaurant in Akasawa-juku, but what a great location! Their soba and tempura are pretty good too...
10 Kusatsu Onsen Town at Night Cathy Cawood The heart of popular hot spring town Kusatsu Onsen is its 'hot water field', Yubatake. Surrounded by shops and restaurants,..
Culture Fuji Omuro-Sengen Shrine Cathy Cawood Cherry blossom and horseback archery festivals at the oldest shrine of Mount Fuji in Fuji-Kawaguchiko.
8 Kayaking on Lake Motosu Cathy Cawood You can go Kayaking or enjoy other water sports on Lake Motosu, a volcanic lake at the foot of Mount Fuji.
9 Summer Fun at Lake Saiko Cathy Cawood In summer you can enjoy boating, swimming, fishing and camping at Lake Saiko in the Fuji Five Lakes area.
12 Hydrangeas at Machida Ebine-en Cathy Cawood About 5000 hydrangea plants and seventeen varieties bloom on the upper slopes of a woodland garden called Machida Ebine-en.
9 Sushiro Restaurant in Kobuchi Cathy Cawood Delicious and reasonably priced conveyer belt sushi at Kobuchi Sushiro store in Machida.