16 Culture Furusato Rekishi Koen, Hakatajima Anonymous The Furusato Rekishi Koen is a little museum on Hakatajima Island on the Shimanami Kaido. Housed in a building that looks lik...
8 Culture Cape Zanpa Michael Flemming Cape Zanpa in Yomitan Village is the first of many spectacular capes that dot the eastern coastline once exiting the heavily ...
9 Food Farmers & Fishmongers Market Akita Bonson Lam The Akita Citizens Market is where locals come to find out the freshest fish, fruit and vegetables.
9 Activities River Pilgrimage along Kumano River Alena Eckelmann Riding down the fast currents of Kumano River in a traditional boat, just like the Kumano Kodo pilgrims in the old days
Accommodation Elegant Run Of the Mill Ryokan in Dogo Anonymous Spa Ryokan Dougoya offers a ryokan-like experience in a stylish 1930s building in Dogo for travelers on a budget.
12 Culture Onshi Hakone Park in Spring Tomoko Kamishima Strolling around Onshi Hakone Park and enjoying several kinds of cherry trees and a great view of Mt. Fuji over the lake will...
7 Activities Lake Towada and Oirase Valley Jean Gerard Dacher Lake Towada in Aomori Prefecure is a wonderful crater lake and scenic Oirase Valley's won't disappoint you either. Fancy a ho...
Accommodation Toyoko Inn Nihonbashi Zeimushomae Bonson Lam Toyoko Inn has uniformally low prices throughout the year, so it is best to book early. The Nihonbashi Hotel is the closest T...
11 Culture Lalique Museum, Hakone Tomoko Kamishima Lalique Museum exhibits stunning jewelry and glass art of René Jules Lalique, a prominent French artist. He also designed int...
8 Activities Bios no Oka Nature Park Maki Paterson Relax on a river cruise through the jungle or go kayaking with the family at Bios on the hill, a nature park with a botanic g...
