9 Activities Trekking Up Mount Oku-Shirane, Nikko Nicole Bauer My husband and I climbed Mount Oku-Shirane, also known as Nikko-Shirane (日光白根山), this summer.
Culture Kamakura's Daibutsu Hiking Trail Tomoko Kamishima The Daibutsu-Kuzuhara-ga-oka Course (大仏-葛原が岡) has fine scenery and is a relatively easy hike. And you can visit some nice temples along the way.
The Great Buddha of Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kamakura Daibutsu 鎌倉大仏) was built in the
Accommodation Hakone's 350 Year-old Ichino-yu Inn Tomoko Kamishima I stayed at their oldest inn, Ichino-yu Honkan (一の湯本館) in mid winter. It is the best season to see snow covered Mt. Fuji in a crystal clear sky!
22 Culture Shitaya Shrine Festival Sher Ying Wee Name in Japanese 下谷神社大祭—shitaya jinja taisai—Shitaya Shrine Festival
15 Culture Meguro Ward's Otori Shrine Justin Velgus Although the name of the shrine is Otori (大鳥 'big bird') you won
Culture Japan Open-Air Folk Museum: Nihon Minka-en 5 (1Review) Nihon Minka-en (日本民家園, also 'The Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum') is part of the Ikuta Ryokuchi Park in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. On displa..
Culture Kyoto Shimogamo Shrine Tomoko Kamishima “Yatagarasu” Kojiki (古事記 Record of Ancient Matters) and Nihon-shoki (日本書紀
