Activities Umiyama Observation Tower Anonymous The Umiyama Observation Tower stands on a small mountain with a great view of the Seto Inland Sea and the bridges of the Shim...
Activities Rental Bike Kizuki Sue Ann Kunath Wanting to explore Chiba’s Bōsō Peninsula by motorcycle, we headed for the Odaiba branch of Rental 819 Kizuki, with their lar...
10 Activities Nikko’s Ryuzu-no-taki Falls Tomoko Kamishima “Ryuzu-no-taki Falls” gets its name from the fact that the falls look like a dragon’s head when you see it looking up from ne...
6 Activities Nikko's Lovely White Birch Larry Knipfing This story focuses on a simple thing of beauty--the white birch. There are many in Nikko, especially in Senjogahara and Odaji...
Activities Noma Horse Highland Anonymous Noma-uma Highland is a facility for preserving a rare breed of working pony. It also doubles as a tourist attraction where ch...
Activities Fujiyama Health and Culture Park Anonymous Fujiyama Health and Culture Park has it all—a huge open lawn space, gardens, a children’s playground, lakes, and a prehistori...
Activities Minakami River Rafting Rufus Starbuck Riding the rapids through the Gunma mountains on a whitewater rafting tour on the Tone River. First part of a full day of adv...
Activities Tama Zoo Brandon Heal No matter how old I feel, I'll always be a little kid inside the confines of a great zoo, and Tama Zoo is a great one indeed,...
12 Activities Daibutsu Hiking Trail, Kamakura Adeline Ong Visit the shrines in Kamakura via the Daibutsu hiking trail where you can enjoy nature above the hustle and bustle of the city
Activities Ehime Museum of History & Culture Anonymous Hidden away on a hilltop above the little town of Uwa is one of the best museums in the prefecture. The Ehime Museum of Histo...