Activities Dondendaira Snow Park Alena Eckelmann Winter fun at Dondendaira Snow Park in Iide Town, Yamagata: snow mobile, banana boat and "Yuki-kon" match-making
11 Activities Tottan Saltworks Tristan Scholze Tottan Saltworks is a beautiful retreat on the beach. They use just sun, wind, and firewood to obtain salt from seawater; you...
Activities Tokyo Trick Art Museum, Odaiba Jessica A Paje Tokyo Trick Art Museum: Experience creativity and laughter by visiting 2-dimensional exhibits that appear to be 3-dimensional...
Culture Breathe in the Sun in Matsue Judith Mikami A trip to Matsue wouldn’t be complete without seeing the sunset over Lake Shinji. This view is included in Japan’s list of on...
Culture Matsue Castle: A Reminder of the Past Judith Mikami Matsue is a traditional castle town, with one of only twelve original remaining castles nationwide as its foremost symbol.
10 Culture Gotokuji Temple, Setagaya Nicole Bauer Gotokuji, the birthplace of Maneki Neko, the 'waving cat', surprises the visitor with extensive temple grounds and its Zen li...
Food An Oyster Hut Excursion in Itoshima Tristan Scholze Get your winter barbecue on with fresh oysters
7 Culture Gokokuji Temple, Bunkyo-ku Manish Prabhune Gokokuji a fantastic and picturesque buddhist temple in Tokyo, one of the few ones which survived the WWII bombing.
12 Culture The Hirose Residence in Niihama L. MacLean The Niihama City Hirose Memorial Museum grounds comprise the residence of industrialist Saihei Hirose, a museum, as well as a...