12 Activities Hiking Mt. Kana Tristan Scholze Photo guide of hiking Mt. Kana on the border of Fukuoka and Saga prefectures in Japan.
Shimokitazawa Samantha Lau A jaunt through Shimokitazawa, one of Tokyo’s hippest and trendiest neighbourhoods.
12 Culture Pottery Kilns at Shigaraki Cathy Cawood See climbing kilns at Shigaraki, a town that has produced pottery for thousands of years, and is one of the 'Six Old Kilns of..
11 Activities Spring beside the Kamogawa Cathy Cawood Spring in Kyoto: cherry blossom, food vendors and a koto concert beside the Kamogawa near Kitaoji Bridge and Kyoto Botanical Gardens...
13 Culture Spring at Kyoto Botanical Gardens Cathy Cawood Large tulip beds, a rhododendron exhibition, and 500 cherry trees and 70 different species make Kyoto Botanical Gardens a great..
Culture Oharano Shrine Bonson Lam The move from Nagaokakyo to Kyoto had saved Oharano shrine. With many parts of Kyoto racing towards modernity, this little kno..
Culture Fukui International Activity Plaza Shozo Fujii For foreign residents, getting access to local information can be a problem. In that case, Fukui Prefecture International Activity..
11 Culture Three Years After That Day: Arahama Justin Velgus Arahama is a village that was destroyed by the March 11th, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. For those seeking to see the affects o..