Transportation JR Akita Station Jeremy Yap JR Akita Station is the transport hub for the Northern part of Japan, with connections to Niigata, Aomori and Odate.
Culture Meeting the Kamakura Daibutsu Tomoko Kamishima Kamakura’s Great Daibutsu is among Japan’s most iconic and admired statues, loved by people from around the globe.
7 Culture Habu Museum Park Michael Flemming Okinawa World theme park in Nanjo City features the prefecture's premier display of Habu and snake related exhibits.
11 Fox Shrine Inside Taicho-ji Temple Takako Sakamoto The Fox Shrine inside Taicho-ji Temple in Fukui doesn't have fox statues. There is a 'cemetery' of broken jizo statues..
15 Mo-an Gardens Cathy Cawood A cafe and restaurant housed in a lovely wooden Taisho Era building, originally constructed as a tea house, and reached by walking..
12 Culture Tokyo's Imperial Palace East Garden Peter Sidell Inside the Imperial Palace's moat, the east garden gives you a both a tranquil green space to relax beside its pond, and a lookout..