14 Activities Aokigahara Tinka Weener Aokigahara is a forest that lies at the base of Mount Fuji, less than 100 miles west of Tokyo. Locally, it is also known under the..
12 Food Gold Leaf Ice Cream at Hakuichi's Meg Sing Gold Leaf soft serve Ice-cream at Hakuichi's in Ishikawa prefecture's Kanazawa. The store is down the street from Kenrokuen..
17 Culture Daikakuji Zenshu-In in Yaizu Peter Sidell In Yaizu in central Japan's Shizuoka city, Daikakuji Zenshu-in is an appealing Buddhist temple with an impressive statue of..
Culture Kanazawa’s Gold Leaf Production Meg Sing Experience the history and production of Kanazawa gold and silver leaf. The very name of Ishikawa prefecture’s capital city tr..
Activities Sakae Club Ski Area, Nagano Rufus Starbuck Sakae Club Ski Resort is a small resort in Sakae Village, Nagano. 3 lifts, steep runs and a great day out.
15 Culture Tokamachi Snow Festival 2016 Rufus Starbuck Tokamachi Snow Festival is one of the best winter festivals in the whole of the country with snow sculptures, live music and a full..
7 Activities Sakura at Iyashi no Sato Nenba Mandy Bartok Weeping cherry blossoms bloom along the paths of Iyashi no Sato Nenba in mid to late April.
Activities Matsunoyama Onsen Royal Backcountry Rufus Starbuck A backcountry ski tour retracing a route taken by an Imperial party in the 50s leaving from Matsunoyama Onsen Ski Area, through..
