Shopping Tokyo: A Girly Girl’s Itinerary Jessica A Paje A girly girl's afternoon itinerary in Tokyo. We visit Etude House Harajuku for playful cosmetics, Magnolia Bakery for America...
19 Kanagawa Shimbun Fireworks Display Steve Morton Kanagawa Shimbun Fireworks Display: Boasting over 15,000 fireworks and set within the beautiful Minato Mirai port area, what ...
12 Ashikaga Flower Park: Water Lilies Larry Knipfing Ashikaga Flower Park is known for its beautiful Wisteria in spring. But in summer, the featured flower is the Water Lilly.
Culture Summer Gagaku Performance in Sendai 2026 Yuri Sasano In mid-August, Osaki Hachiman Shrine in Sendai hosts a program which includes performances of Gagaku music and Kagura dance,...
Amanohashidate in Video Orrin Heath Amanohashidate is one of the three most beautiful scenic spots in all of Japan. Located in northern Kyoto prefecture, it is a...
Activities Picnic at Mount Wakakusa Karen Zheng Located in the ancient capital, Nara, Mount Wakakusa used to be a volcano. Access is limited at different times of the year, ...
Beauty & Spa Nobeha no Yu Hot Springs Onsen Karen Zheng Located less than 20 minutes away from the city center, Nobeha no Yu offers a relaxing onsen experience in Osaka. This hot sp...
11 Bentendo and Tenmangu at Manshu-in Cathy Cawood Small Buddhist temple and Shinto shrine standing side by side on an island in a pond at Kyoto's Manshu-in
12 World Heritage Toji Temple Cathy Cawood Toji Temple is a World Heritage Site in Kyoto with Japan's tallest wooden pagoda set in a beautiful garden beside a pond.
16 The Garden at Rai Tei in Kamakura Jessica A Paje The garden at Rai Tei restaurant in Kamakura covers 50,000 square meters and includes a bamboo grove, stone Buddhist images, ...
