15 Activities Autumn Hiking in Nishizawa Valley Cathy Cawood Hiking the Nishizawa Valley is especially beautiful in Autumn.
18 Shopping Shopping For Local Awaji Flavors Cathy Cawood Souvenirs and local produce on sale at the Higashiura Road Station on Awaji Island.
7 Activities Kemmin Sun Beach on Awaji Island Cathy Cawood Yellow sand and blue sea makes Kemmin Sun Beach in Ura an inviting summer resort.
13 Culture Kitano-Tenman Shrine in Kobe Cathy Cawood Views over Kobe, bonsai pines and fortune telling papers at this pretty shrine in Kitano-cho.
Culture Awaji Hanasajiki Park Cathy Cawood Beautiful flower park Awaji Hanasajiki has mass plantings of various flowers throughout the year.
14 Culture Haruna Shrine's Fabulous Dragons Cathy Cawood The wood carvings decorating Haruna shrine in Gunma include many dragons.
Culture Mizusawa Kannon's Red Gate Cathy Cawood Exploring inside the two-story gate of power spot temple Mizusawa Kannon in Gunma Prefecture
14 A Very Big Rock and Wildflowers Cathy Cawood Huge boulder flung from a volcano 2 million years ago now rests beside the road in the mountains of Yamanashi.