9 Koishikawa Korakuen's Spider Lilies Mandy Bartok Spider lilies bloom across the fields of Tokyo's traditional Koishikawa Korakuen garden.
7 Mejiro Garden Mandy Bartok Mejiro Garden offers a quiet oasis of calm just steps from Mejiro Station on the JR Yamanote line.
8 Oirase Stream in Summer Mandy Bartok Enjoy the emerald colors of summer in Tohoku on a walk along the Oirase Stream in Aomori.
6 Arita Porcelain Park Mandy Bartok Arita Porcelain Park welcomes visitors by the busload to their own take on Germany, complete with an 18th century palace and a..
Food Bombay Bazar Mandy Bartok Bombay Bazar offers good, organic comfort food in an eclectic cafe environment, where you feel like you could linger for hours.
6 Ancient Lotus Garden Mandy Bartok Come early to catch the delicate lotus flowers open to the sun at the Ancient Lotus Garden outside Yamaga in rural Kumamoto.
Food Princess Phi Phi's Yaki-curry Mandy Bartok Test your tolerance for spice with a bowl of Princess Phi Phi's yakicurry, a specialty of Kitakyushu.