14 Shougenji Temple, Fukui Takako Sakamoto I especially liked the pretty Japanese garden with a lotus pond in front... Although lotus flowers were all dried up when I visited in early October
6 Beauty & Spa Get a Spray Tattoo at The Pink Cow Larry Knipfing I took the plunge and finally went for a lotus, my favorite flower.... The lotus lasted for around five days, and looked pretty cool!
12 Culture Kamakura's Hongaku-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Hongaku-ji Temple in Kamakura features an impressive old bell, lotus in pots in the summer, and a festival on New Year's Eve that includes eating and drinking
11 Activities Yokohama's Sankei-en Garden in Snow Larry Knipfing Fresh and lovely in spring, ripe with stunning pink lotus in summer, brimming
12 Culture Daikakuji: Kyoto's Best Kept Secret Larry Knipfing in the distance a pagoda and centuries-old man made lake filled with lotus
Activities Roaming Around Gyoda City Marsita Yunus The area is also well-known for its lotus - take a trip during the summer... different kinds, especially at the "Kodai Hasu no Sato" (Ancient Lotus
Culture A Day in Tsukuba-mirai Tom Roseveare Tsukuba-mirai in south-west Ibaraki has lots of things to see and do
23 Nasushiobara: Where Royalty Relax Louise Archer Nasushiobara: Rural and relaxing but lots to do at the same time