Activities Climbing Mount Mitsu-toge Nicole Bauer Every third Monday in July Japan celebrates umi-no-hi (Marine Day), when many Japanese take a trip to the beach to show their gratitude..
10 Activities Seven Waterfalls Hidden in Izu Nicole Bauer What a great hidden spot in the middle of the forest! The drive to the falls was already spectacular. We took road 414 coming ..
6 Culture Traditional Japanese Shinto Wedding Nicole Bauer Not that Meiji Shrine in Tokyo itself isn't worth a visit, but combining it with a glimpse of a traditional Japanese Shint..
6 Activities Lake Shikotsu Nicole Bauer Lake Shikotsu (or Shikotsu-ko, 支笏湖) is a stunning crater lake with a depth of about 360 meters, making it the second deepes..
9 Activities Unspoiled Paradise Ishigaki Island Nicole Bauer Ishigaki Island in Okinawa surprises with crystal clear waters and white beaches. It's an unspoiled paradise in the middle of..
11 Culture Wisteria Festival, Kameido Tenjin Nicole Bauer Kameido Tenjin Shrine is one of the few places in Tokyo—and the most popular one—, where you can see great wisteria from late ..
10 Culture Cherry Blossoms at Zojo-ji Nicole Bauer Zojo-ji in Tokyo during sakura season: The scene around the temple with salarymen and office ladies enjoying their bento under..
Beauty & Spa Mountain Festival, Daisetsuzan Nicole Bauer The Daisetsuzan Mountain Festival can be seen as a ritual where local people and visitors pray to the god of the mountain for the..