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!
Culture Oyama Jinja Iwakuraji Kerrie Hankinson located across more than one site, and so is the case with Oyama Jinja (雄山神社... to Iwakuraji you take the line for Iwakuraji via Minami Toyama (岩峅寺方面,
Culture Hitachi Seaside Park in October Yu Nakao We took a rapid train bound for Katsuta (勝田) from Nippori (日暮里) station
Activities The Volcanic Desert of Aso Caldera Nicole Bauer boardwalk that leads you across a plateau called Sunasenri-ga-hama (砂千里が
Culture Shiratori Shrine Matthew Eynon shrine’s name in Japanese, but the more traditional reading, Shiratori (白鳥神社
Transportation Nikko Station Aline Laborde There is the sacred bridge Shinkyo (神橋) up the road, the famous Toshogu