16 Details of Masobyo in Chinatown 1 Larry Knipfing Masobyo in Yokohama Chinatown: Carvings of 12 animals from the Chinese Zodiac: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ..
11 Blue Lake & Mt. Asahi in Hokkaido Takako Sakamoto Mt. Asahi, Hokkaido's highest mountain, and a fascinating blue pond. Enjoy snow at the latest time of the year in Japan, and..
Culture Kyoto's Kitano-Tenmangu Justin Velgus This enshrined deity of scholarship helps those wishing to pass examinations.
17 An Outing to Fukushima Radica Sooknarine Located in the south of the Tohoku region, Fukushima is the third largest prefecture in Japan. Unfortunately, since the Great East..
12 Night-time View of Exotic Nagasaki Takako Sakamoto I visited Nagasaki to take photos of its night views. Nagasaki has a lot of 'night-view spots' other than the famous Mt...
Illuminara Connie Ng Nara lights up for Illuminara. By night fall Kasuga Taisha is a luminous garden adorned by thousands specks of lights. From Ju..
18 Splendors of Enoshima Island George Popescu Enoshima Island: Great day trip from Tokyo. Shrines, fishing, boating and more.
10 Gorgeous Pagoda Looming in the Dark Takako Sakamoto Five-storied pagoda at Ruriko-ji Temple in Yamaguchi Prefecture: The mystic view of this pagoda illuminated on dark nights mesmerizes..