32 Activities The Charm of Early Spring Elena Lisina In early spring it’s a pleasure to see the new blossoms of plum trees, magnolias, cherry trees, camellias, and other beautiful flowers, and to get warm
Activities Cycling the Shimanami Kaido Jemma King The Shimanami Kaido Expressway connects six islands from Onomichi in Hiroshima to Imabari in Ehime.
Culture The Japanese Language Barrier Emma Sletteland My experience moving to Japan without knowing any Japanese, surviving the language barrier, and slowly starting to break it.
14 Transportation The Ferry to Zamami Peter Sidell Taking the ferry from Naha to Zamami in Japan's tropical island chain of Okinawa, you can enjoy views of the open ocean and of scores of beautiful islands
12 Culture Shrine on the Beach Larry Knipfing In this case, I was excited to find this shrine after walking up along the... people never even noticed it was there - they were too busy enjoying the
12 Culture The Other Imamiya Shrine Meg Sing A smaller Imamiya shrine in northwest suburbs of Kyoto, not to be confused with the shrine of the same name north of Daitoku-ji Temple.