10 Yomei-en Chinese Garden Cathy Cawood A Chinese style garden with a pretty red pagoda, a pond and a dragon-topped wall can be found in Takashima's Adogawa-cho in..
10 Culture Beautiful Landmark Tower, Yokohama Manish Prabhune The Landmark Tower in Yokohama is actually the tallest building in Japan (not the tallest structure though), and I used to work..
20 Culture Horide Shrine Bryan Baier A small shrine with stunning autumn foliage in Kanzu, Niitsu, east of Niigata City
Food Mori no Mado restaurant in Hiyoshi Anonymous Mori no Mado restaurant in Hiyoshi Yumesanchi Road Station offers a wide range of standard fare with a menu of seasonal specials...
13 New Year Kyogen Performance Cathy Cawood Traditional New Year kyogen performance on the beautiful old wooden stage at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto.
12 Culture Kyoto Nijo-jo Castle’s Gardens Tomoko Kamishima Nijo-jo Castle was the official lodging for the Tokugawa Shogun when staying in Kyoto. Tokugawa Ieyasu (the 1st Shogun) started..
12 Activities The Beauty of Nijo-jo Castle - 5 Larry Knipfing Nijo-jo Castle in Kyoto is beautiful during the spring cherry blossom season. Since the grounds are large, be sure to commit an..
Activities Takao-san to Jimba-san Day Hike Sarah Mathews Take a day hike in Tokyo's west between Mt Takao and Mt Jimba. The total walk time is approximately 5.5 hours.
