8 Activities Climbing Mt. Kasagatake C. Rio I have long since known of the beauty of Oze National park, but it wasn't until very recently that I realized how close I act...
7 Activities Mastering Makihata-san C. Rio Makihata-san has been on my list of hikes for a long time, and what better time to climb then with the incoming fall colors?
8 Activities Senrigataki Falls Senén Germade Senrigataki Falls is the largest drop of any of the falls in the Kirishima range, an area in Kagoshima blessed with the sceni...
Activities Hotel Toyo John Carter The Dobutsuenmae area is a small district located in the Tennoji ward of Osaka. In more recent times it’s become a popular pl...
6 Activities Striking Harajiri Falls Mandy Bartok Harajiri Falls in southern Oita prefecture is a 20 meter high waterfall that is often likened to Niagara Falls in North America.
15 Accommodation Love at Hotel Bleston Court Hannah Warren Hotel Court Bleston is one of the most romantic places in Japan. With two beautiful, unique churches which sit nestled in the...
7 Activities Hotakasan Above the Clouds C. Rio Flanked on all sides by ski resorts, Hotakasan rises high above Minakami and pierces through the clouds. From the peak you c...
Transportation Kumamoto Station Eitetsu Terakado Kumamoto Station is the main access point for Kumamoto City and Prefecture.
Food A La Bonne Maman, Kanuma, Tochigi Stacy Kurokawa I live in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture. At Christmas time, I yearn for the feeling of home. A warm kitchen. Conversation ar...
Activities Fukui's Atagozaka Meredith Lescoe In the center of Fukui City, looking over all the hustle and bustle, rises a bastion of nature known as Asuwa Mountain. You c...