9 Culture Mangan-ji Temple in Kure Anonymous You can see Mangan-ji Temple on the hillside as you steam into Kure.
Food Kazan Stonebowl Ramen, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Kazan is a chain restaurant. The name, Kazan, means volcano. At Kazan, your ramen cooks right in front of you in a heated stone bowl.
Culture Platform of Kiyomizu-dera Temple Tomoko Kamishima The Platform of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto is an icon that is truly impressive.
8 Culture The Flowers of Yoshimine-dera Bonson Lam Yoshimine-dera Temple lies in the mountains west of Muko less than an hour from Kyoto.
11 Culture Great Sunset from Kiyomizu-dera Tomoko Kamishima One of the great sunsets in Kyoto can be seen from the Sai-mon West Gate of Kiyomizu-dera Temple.
15 Culture Peony Gardens in Hase-dera, Nara Tomoko Kamishima Peony Gardens in Hase-dera, Nara: I enjoyed each of the Nobori-ro Corridors 399 steps that invited me up, up, up into the holy precincts.
Accommodation Matsumoto Ryokan in Ginzan Onsen Hannah Warren Matsumoto Ryokan offers incredible food and a lovely bath while you stay in Ginzan Onsen.
10 Culture Sanja Festival in Photos Tom Hanaway Sanja Festival is a jam-packed, three-day celebration in Asakusa that is worth fighting through the crowds for.