8 Winter in Small Village of Toyama Takako Sakamoto Gokayama Ainokura village with thatched roof houses in Gassho-zukuri style is too small to even cultivate food, but its seasonal beauty will take your
9 Warm Welcome in a Small Village Takako Sakamoto Wonderful warm hospitality I received beside an irori fireplace in the small village of Gokayama Ainokura on a snowy night.
Nightlife Takimi Koji street in Umeda, Osaka Lester Goh Experience a different Osaka in Takimi Koji Street, Umeda,Osaka.
12 Culture Anraku-ji Temple in Toi, Izu Peter Sidell In the sleepy seafront town of Toi, on the west coast of the Izu Peninsula in central Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Anraku-ji is a pleasant Buddhist temple
Culture Three Days in Kyoto - Day 3 Elena Lisina On my final day in Kyoto, I enjoyed a peaceful morning by the Kamo River, before visiting Ryozen Kannon in Higashiyama, Matsubara Dori, Kiyomizu-dera temple
Culture Aoto Peace Park in Katsushika City Sleiman Azizi Aoto Peace Park in Katsushika, Tokyo, is a small local park distingusihed by its memorial to the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Culture Nine Days in Miyagi - Part 1 Elena Lisina My first 3 days in Miyagi saw me visiting Sendai City via its shuttle bus, an unforgettable boat cruise to the picturesque Matsushima Islands and diving