10 Culture Iwami Ginzan's Omori-cho Sandra Isaka Hidden in Shimane Prefecture and rarely visited, it is now part of the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine UNESCO World Heritage
15 Kanzo Yashiki House Cathy Cawood History park opposite Enzan JR Station with a large Edo Era house and eleven smaller buildings.
15 Culture Green Valley in Tofuku-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima covered corridors curve to the right and the left, and finally reach Kaizan-do
12 Culture Kyoto's Konchi-in Temple and Garden Larry Knipfing Part of the Nanzen-ji Temple complex, Konchi-in Temple and its Tsuru-Kame Garden (Crane-Turtle Garden) feels like a secret little hideaway from the hustle
15 Activities Takino-o Path in Nikko Catherine Hagar areas to visit along the 5 km path: Shinkyo Bridge at the trailhead, Kaizan-do
Culture Koshoji Temple Chris Glenn Koshoji is surrounded by the Chukyo, Meijo, Nagoya and Nanzan Universities
Activities Kamikura Shrine Alena Eckelmann Kamikura Shrine is described as one of the oldest sacred places in the Kumano area, even pre-dating Hayatama Taisha, the Kumano Sanzan’s third Grand Shrine
Activities Akishinodera Temple Paul Hackshaw Akishino-dera was built around 780 at the request of Emperor Konin.