Culture Nagoya's Big Buddha Chris Glenn Toganji is a Soto sect Buddhist Temple established in 1532 by Oda Nobuyuki, the younger brother of Oda Nobunaga and lord of nearby Suemori Castle.
Culture Manazuru's Mitsu-ishi (Three Rocks) Tomoko Kamishima Manazuru, the town, is nestled onto a small, beautifully wooded peninsula... The name “Manazuru” originates from the shape of the peninsula, which resembles
Activities Hiking From Mt. Io to Mt. Karakuni Tristan Scholze Japanese name for Korea, as in ancient times it was thought that the Korean peninsula... Io すすきヶ原—Kusuki ga hara—Susuki Plain 韓国岳—Karakuni-dake—Mt. Karakuni
Culture Nokogiriyama: "Saw-tooth" Mountain Elisabeth Kress peaceful day get-away from metropolitan Tokyo is only a jump from one peninsula... After arriving on Chiba’s Boso peninsula, a five minute walk brings you
Culture Nikko's Chuzen-ji Lake Tomoko Kamishima Senjo-ga-hara marshland is to the northwest, Kegon-no-taki Falls are to... the northeast, and a slender peninsula, Haccho-dejima, is in the south
Activities Cape Tsurugi Coastal Walk Steve Morton kilometers away near ‘Cape Tsurugi’, on the southern tip of the Miura Peninsula... On clear days it is possible to see as far as the ‘Boso’ Peninsula in Chiba
Transportation Shiretoko to Abashiri R.S. Reynolds afforded me and my fellow passengers a spectacular view of the Shiretoko Peninsula
Activities Mt Kimbo Mandy Bartok able to spot the volcanic peaks of Unzen, looming large on the Shimabara Peninsula