14 Culture Sarue-jinja Shrine Peter Sidell In a quiet eastern district of central Tokyo, Sarye-jinja is a small, peaceful Shinto shrine, with ancient statues showing just..
Culture Discover True Kakunodate Kasia Szumna Small town of Kakunodate is enclosed on three sides by mountains and Hinokinai-gawa River that runs to the South. At first it might..
Activities A Closer Look at Tohoku Christophe Audisio Explore Aomori, Iwate, and Miyagi prefectures in the Tohoku region.
10 Activities Mt. Fuji from Lake Saiko Meg Sing A splendid view of Mt. Fuji can be seen from Lake Saiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the five lakes around the mountain. Lake..
Culture Fukuchiyama Railway Museum Bonson Lam Long before the advent of the first Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train service in 1964, steam locomotives such as the C 58 series..
7 Culture The Cute Statues of Ito Peter Sidell On the east coast of Japan's volcanic Izu Peninsula, the hot spring town of Ito has a number of cute statues topping fountains..
11 Tenjinyama Park Sakura - Part 1 Victoria Vlisides Those blossoms though! -- Tenjinyama Park in Chiba Prefecture
Culture Summer Road Trip in Gunma Cathy Cawood Road trip to Nikkō National Park, Lake Onuma and Akagi Shrine, beautiful Kakumanbuchi, Fudō Falls and Fukiware Falls, Mizusawa..