20 Culture Taiyu-in Reibyō Mausoleum in Detail Dale A. Brown The lavish mausoleum to Lord Tokugawa Iemitsu, 3rd Tokugawa Shogun, a monument to his memory.
Culture Kyoto's Kitano-Tenmangu Shozo Fujii This enshrined deity of scholarship helps those wishing to pass examinations.
Area Uruma Michael Flemming The 2005 merger of the former cities and towns of Gushikawa, Ishikawa, Katsuren and Yonashiro created Okinawa Prefecture's th...
Culture The Equinox Flower and Rice Harvest Tristan Scholze Spider lilies signify the coming of the autumnal rice harvest in Japan with fleeting beauty.
Shopping Saitama-Shintoshin: Cocoon City Chris Gould Fast-growing shopping complex in up-and-coming part of Saitama
Culture Iris Festival at Daian-zenji Temple Takako Sakamoto At Daian-zenji Temple, beautiful irises in full bloom welcomed me. There was soothing music in the air, coming from a Chinese...
13 Activities Yumegasaki Cape Tristan Scholze This cape of Tsuno Island in Yamaguchi, next to Yumesakinami Park and the Tsunoshima Lighthouse, is a beautiful place for a s...
9 Activities Yubiso and its Year-round Beauty C. Rio For the past four years I have had the privilege of calling Yubiso home. This sleepy village on the edge of Minakami is the g...
9 Activities Nagannu Island, Okinawa Varsha Vaswati Nagannu Island is an extremely beautiful, uninhabited island located a short 20 min ferry ride from the Naha city in mainland...
7 Mount Norikura in Golden Hue Masayoshi Hirose I enjoyed the autumn leaves around 'Three Waterfalls' at Norikura Highlands to the fullest.
