Accommodation Experience Oarai: A Quiet Fishing Town Blessed by t... Joanna Ligon Standard Triple & Superior Compact Twin (with bath): efficient, calm spaces... Deluxe Triple with open-air bath: slightly more compact at 38 m², suited
Activities Cycling on a Single Ladies Course Robert Kodama The map led us onto a back road which had a few hidden temples – a pleasant... threw our bikes down on the side of the road and had a walk around a temple
Culture Oni Fest on Mt. Yoshino 2027 Mid Jan - Early Feb welcome "good oni" into their houses, at restaurants, inns and temples... performance is held in front of Zao Do, the main hall of Kinpusen-ji Temple
7 Culture Hotel Gajoen Tokyo Lynda Hogan The simple entrance to the hotel belies the magnificence within.... These are just a small sample of what is on offer at the opulent Gajoen
11 Culture Entsuin, Matsushima in the Snow Tom Roseveare Entsuin Temple is designated as an important national cultural asset, in Matsushima, Miyagi prefecture
Planning Yamagata One of Nat Geo's Best Places to Visit in 2026 Kim Bergström Oct 22, 2025 Onsen, to sacred mountains like Dewa Sanzan and the historic Yamadera Temple
Activities Top 5 Things to Do in Hyogo Featured Shoshazan Engyoji Engyoji Temple is a complex of Buddhist... Founded in 966 at Mount Shosha by Shoku, a holy Buddhist priest, Engyoji Temple