6 Shopping Chion-ji Hyakumanben Craft Markets Bonson Lam Find handmake keepsakes at Chion-ji temple markets on the 15th of each month in Kyoto
Area Himeji Benjamin Stock Himeji is Hyogo Prefecture's second largest city by population and has been the center of the historical Harima Province for ...
Activities Kameoka Sagano Scenic Romance Train Bonson Lam Take an open air ride through the mountains west of Kyoto and take in the forested ravines and rapids
10 Accommodation Dinner at Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto Katerina Sokolova Dinner at Hiiragiya – an enchanting spectacle of taste and triumph of traditional Japanese cuisine
15 Kashouzan in Gunma Rufus Starbuck Kashouzan is a pretty temple complex with a famous Tengu Hall on the slopes of a mountain. Giant Tengu masks fill the hall an...
Accommodation Tazawako Rose Park Hotel Keith Wyss The Tazawako Rose Park Hotel is situated right on the shore of beautiful Lake Tazawa, a caldera lake of about 20 km circumfer...
Area Tendo Christie Petrakopoulou If you are a permanent resident of a big city then you start appreciating little getaways in the countryside. Considering tha...
Activities Mother Bokujo Farm in Chiba Miho Kuroda Mother Bokujo (or Mother Farm) is a wide spread of farming pastureland not far from Tokyo in Chiba Prefecture.
Culture Mitaki Temple Paul Walsh This mountainside temple is one of Hiroshima hidden gems; a truly enchanted place in which to recharge one's batteries.
Accommodation Lodge Nutapukaushipe Nicole Bauer Wonderful wooden log cabin in Daisetsuzan National Park, with a warm and comforting atmosphere and full of amazing woodwork e...
