Food Kaen: Japanese-Chinese restaurant Laura Welch A small and simple restaurant where you can taste Japan's favorite parts of Chinese cuisine!
9 Culture Hydrangeas at Senko-ji Mandy Bartok Senkoji Temple in Kurume welcomes visitors each June with thousands of hydrangea bushes.
9 Culture Exotic Beauty of Kin-gyu-in Larry Knipfing At Kin-gyu-in, the outer gate was open. Nobody was there; the inner gate was closed. I turned back to leave when something caught..
10 Culture Beautiful Views of Kobe Port Tower Manish Prabhune This photo story details multiple views I have taken over a two year period. Hope they inspire you to visit someday!
11 Culture Yamazaki Suntory Whiskey Distillery Cathy Cawood Suntory Whiskey Distillery in Yamazaki offers free tours of their whiskey library, distillery, and aging cellar and includes whiskey..
Beauty & Spa The Hot Springs of Shikine-jima Aric Denfield The best onsen on Shikine-jima, one of Tokyo's islands: Stunning views out to the Philippine Sea; very hard to match!
Activities Tokyo Run: The Imperial Palace Loop Moira Cotter The Imperial Place running loop is a very enjoyable 5km route that runs alongside the palace moat in Tokyo. During springtime the..
9 Culture Ishiyamadera's Muyu-en Pond Garden Cathy Cawood Muyu-en, a beautiful Japanese pond garden at Ishiyamadera in Otsu, has koi ponds, red bridges and a small waterfall.