11 Activities Night-time Ohanami: Asuwa Riverbank Takako Sakamoto After a long hibernation in snow, people in Fukui finally wake up and venture out of their comfortable nests to do just one thing.
Culture Urasa Station Manish Prabhune I was not at all prepared to know what to expect and in Tokyo it was already quite cold when I started my first journey on the Joetsu Shinkansen to Urasa
7 Activities On top of Omine-san C. Rio What this short section of the Snow Country Trail lacks in size, it makes up for in beauty.
Accommodation Ekoin Temple, Mount Koya Charlotte Griffiths Visit in early autumn for sensational leaf colours, winter for snow-dusted... with so many small dishes to try, and with centuries of experience, the monks
Culture Musée de Somé Seiryu, Kyoto Peter Sidell There were delicate hangings dyed in soft colors to show charming snowy... spare, a visit to the Somé Museum more than rewards the little time and money
Culture A Visit to Mt Yoshino Paul Hackshaw Located at the end of the Omine Okugakemichi, an ancient ascetic training trail for mountain monks, and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is Mt.
Activities Asahidake: Hokkaido's Highest Peak Somrak Bhakdisuparit more surprised when we saw that a large area was covered with '"snow... We instinctively wanted to throw snow balls but realized we would probably