12 Culture Kamakura's Hongaku-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Hongaku-ji Temple in Kamakura features an impressive old bell, lotus in pots in the summer, and a festival on New Year's Eve..
12 Culture Okamori Shrine in Uchiko Anonymous Okamori Shrine in Uchiko is located next to Kameoka Shuzo sake brewery. Steep steps lead up through a bamboo forest to the isolated..
Activities Konpirasan Shrine Tony Mariani Kompirasan is the main shrine dedicated to sailors and sea-fairing. There are other Kompira shrines in Japan but the shrine in Kotohira,..
Activities Shouhashi Half Marathon Jannine Myers The Shouhashi Half Marathon in southern Okinawa has spectacular ocean views, great crowd support, and live music just past the halfway..
8 Culture Kamakura Myohon-ji Temple in Spring Tomoko Kamishima Elegant pink flowers bloom in mid April at Myohon-ji temple. Although this temple is very close to JR Kamakura Station, it always..
8 Activities Shiretoko Goko Lakes Nicole Bauer The Shiretoko Peninsula in the northeastern corner of Hokkaido is one of the wildest and most remote areas in Hokkaido, probably..
6 Culture Lotus Flowers at Chiba Koen Manish Prabhune Around mid July to early August, the Chiba Park pond is a beautiful sight with pink lotus flowers in full bloom in hundreds.
Food Kitchen Kanra at Gojo Kyoto Bonson Lam Stepping into Hotel Kanra's signature restaurant is like stepping into an art gallery and a fashion show, all at the same time...