11 Activities Spring beside the Kamogawa Cathy Cawood Spring in Kyoto: cherry blossom, food vendors and a koto concert beside the Kamogawa near Kitaoji Bridge and Kyoto Botanical Gardens...
Culture Noboribetsu Date Jidaimura Katherine Moore Noboribetsu Date Jidaimura Edo Wonderland Theme Park in Hokkaido allows you to experience old Tokyo in a day; great for kids or..
Beauty & Spa Descend into Hell in Noboribetsu Katherine Moore Whether best described as hell on earth, an alien planet or the set of a Sci-Fi film the weird landscape of Jigokudani is a fascinating..
Activities Canyoning in Yamanashi Rufus Starbuck Huge waterfalls, big jumps and fast, whitewater slides out in the mountains of Yamanashi. A day expedition to explore a remote canyon..
12 Soba making at Ueda no Sato Rufus Starbuck Make your own soba at Ueda no Sato Restaurant in Shiozawa.
12 Culture Tochigi Ungan-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima 700 years ago, more than 3000 disciples learned and practiced at remote and isolated Ungan-ji Temple, in Tochigi Prefecture, following..
16 Culture Kiddy Kabuki Janessa Landry Adorable children in Sakata, Yamagata put on a performance of iconic plays from traditional Kabuki stories. It is incredibly adorable..
11 Activities Chill out at Kamehameha in Miura Larry Knipfing Aburastsubo, down near the tip of Miura Pennisula, is home to a secret little beach that is home to the Kamahameha Beach House.