10 Culture Farm Tomita, Furano Nicole Bauer Farm Tomita is a fascinating flower farm near Furano in central Hokkaido, focussing on the cultivation of lavender and all ki...
11 Culture Yokohama Park & Garden Tomoko Kamishima Yokohama Park—situated just in front of JR Kannai station—has been a place of rest and relaxation for everyone for 137 years.
10 Culture Kamakura Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu Josef Diermair Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu Shrine is a small shrine compared to Kyoto-size shrines, but charming and very alive.
9 Culture Fun at Odawara Castle Larry Knipfing Odawara is a rather sleepy town in Kanagawa except for its castle, which is beautiful in the spring around cherry blossom sea...
Culture Matsue Castle Sasa Jancikic Matsue castle was a military building. There were no comforts or any kind of mirror rooms padded in silk. Main tower though o...
19 Culture Autumn at Showa Memorial Park Andre Moreira 163 hectares of pure contact with Mother Nature. Japan never ceases to amaze with its beautiful parks, and this may be one of...
11 Culture Shingu's Jofuku Memorial Park Allison Morris If you’re visiting Shingu – especially via train – there’s no excuse to not stop by Jofuku Park as it’s across the street fro...
Activities Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa Stefanus Husin A beautiful garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture
10 Culture Shisendo Temple's Hermitage Garden Bonson Lam Jozan Ishikawa became a hermit and a poet, and retired amongst the manicured gardens of Shisendo, which he constructed after ...
15 Culture Peony Garden in Machida Cathy Cawood Peony Garden with 2000 peony plants, and Farming Museum in Machida.