9 Culture Ankokuji Zen Temple in Fukuoka City Haruka Saijo Ankokuji Zen Temple lies in the middle of downtown Fukuoka as an urban oasis—with an interesting legend
Food Zen Izakaya in Mutsu Peter Sidell In Mutsu in Japan's Aomori prefecture, Zen is a lively, friendly izakaya (dining bar), serving fresh and tasty food at rea..
Culture Hiking to Enryaku-ji Temple Ryoji Aramaki Hike to Enryakuji is a great way to see a world heritage site for free.
9 Transportation Nagasaki Streetcars Senén Germade They are considered to be slow and noisy, they are not always on time, and normally they are quite packed with people; however..
Culture Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island Senén Germade The actual name of this island is Hashima. It is located around 4.5km west of the Nagasaki Peninsula, a very small island with..
Food Modern Ark Pharm Café, Kobe Selena Hoy While recently in Kobe's pretty Motomachi area for a day, I thought I would check out the local vegetarian food. A quick s..
Culture Jurinji Temple in Oharano Yuko Kobayashi Jurinji Temple is a favorite of the Imperial Family, being a temple to pray for childbirth as well being a retreat for Heian p..
13 Culture Agena Castle Ruins Michael Flemming The Agena Castle Ruins in Uruma City, Okinawa Prefecture