Culture Rikuzentakata, Iwate Geoff Day Rikuzentakata (陸前高田) is a coastal city in southern Iwate Prefecture still recovering and facing incredible challenges as a result of the 2011 earthquake
6 Culture Yamaguchi Kannon Kim Bergström Yamaguchi Kannon is situated in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, and is said to date back to the 9th Century.
Accommodation Toi Itoen Hotel Peter Sidell In Toi on the west coast of the Izu Peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Itoen Hotel is an enjoyable place to stay, with comfortable rooms, dinner
Culture Oceanic Culture Museum Bonson Lam While sweet potatoes was introduced in Okinawa by an envoy working in China
8 Culture Kamakura Camera - Meigetsu-in Peter Oxley appreciating the harvest moon in mid-August originated in Tang dynasty China
12 Culture Kamakura Camera - Hasedera Temple Peter Oxley word for bodhisattva, Kannon evolved from an entirely female figure in China
Culture Tottori Nijisseiki Pear Museum Kim Bergström Pear Museum, dedicated to the popular fruit which is cultivated in the prefecture
8 Culture Hongu Shrine in Nikko Lily Located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, is the area's representative