11 Culture Yokohama's Minato-no-mieru-oka Park Tomoko Kamishima There are six pleasant parks alongside Yokohama Bay. The park furthest to the east is Minato-no-mieru-oka Park.
Culture Tosho-gu Shrine’s Secret Magic - 2 Tomoko Kamishima Kano Tanyu designed huge numbers of sculptures and carvings for each building. There are 5173 in total. I would like to focus on..
8 Activities Hakone's Awesome Owaku-dani Valley Tomoko Kamishima Intense energy is popping up from under the clefts of rocks all around you. Phreatic explosions are taking place right under your..
7 Culture Yokohama's Negishi Forest Park Tomoko Kamishima This park used to be a horse racetrack for over 80 years, mainly for the amusement of foreign residents. The grandstands (in ruins)..
Beauty & Spa Chamberlain's Hakone Promenade Tomoko Kamishima Basil Hall Chamberlain spent most of his spare time in Hakone. In his memory, there is a pleasant nature trail named after him in..
Food Hakone’s Miyanoshita Naraya Café Tomoko Kamishima Even if you are not planning to take a long, hot spring bath in Hakone, having a nice cold beer while enjoying a leisurely footbath..
Culture Former Iwasaki Residence & Garden Tomoko Kamishima British architect Josiah Conder, the father of modern Japanese architecture, was invited to Japan in 1877. The former Iwasaki ..
Culture Yamate History Archives Tomoko Kamishima One of the preserved buildings, the Yamate History Archives (Shiryo-kan 山手資料館 ) now acts as an archive of the old Yamate ..