14 Culture Togakushi Okusha Shrine Vicky Amin Be transported by the mysterious aura of an avenue of cedar woods, and take in the serenity of Togakushi Okusha Shrine on the verge..
Activities Tokyo-Kyoto: Train Stops on the Way Peter Sidell In between Japan's two main tourist destinations of Tokyo and Kyoto, there are plenty of interesting places to get off the train..
Accommodation Hotel Kuretake Inn ACT Hamamatsu Peter Sidell In central Hamamatsu in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Hotel Kuretake Inn ACT is a comfortable, very good value business hotel...
13 Culture Kakegawa Take-no-Maru Peter Sidell In the castle town of Kakegawa in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Take-no-Maru is a beautiful, traditional old residence, with..
Activities Kyororo Forest School, Matsunoyama Rufus Starbuck Kyororo Forest School, Matsunoyama - Natural Science Museum, Craft Workshop, work of art and fun day out for the kids. Built next..
13 Kid-Friendly Outdoor Art, Matsudai Rufus Starbuck Kid-Friendly Outdoor Art, Matsudai. A large collection of Echigo-Tsumari art installations right by Matsudai Station in Tokamachi,..
Miyanoshita Cosmos Park in Autumn Takako Sakamoto Miyanoshita Cosmos Park in Fukui City is famous for its one hundred million cosmos flowers that burst into bloom from late Sep...
Beauty & Spa Katsunuma: Japan's Wine Country Victoria Vlisides Katsunuma: Japan's "Napa Valley" in Yamanashi