Accommodation Japan's Best of the Best Onsen Julian Bohler Taiyo no Sato: Bettei Umi to Mori was voted Japan's number one high end ryokan in 2014. Located just a couple of hours East o...
Accommodation Kyoto Royal Hotel & Spa Jillian Engelhard Fosten Enjoy an elegant and comfortable stay in the heart of Kyoto.
Activities Tsujunkyo Bridge Mandy Bartok The Tsujunkyo Aqueduct in southeastern Kumamoto offers a stunning water display on weekends and holidays.
7 Scenes from Tsujunkyo Mandy Bartok The water demonstration of the Tsujunkyo aqueduct in rural Kumamoto is one of the area's most impressive sights.
14 Shougenji Temple, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Shougenji, Fukui, is the head temple of 'Gugan Shinshu', one of many sects of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. It has a beautiful Japan...
16 Shirayama Shrine in a Rice Field Takako Sakamoto There are millions of Shirayama (Hakusan) Shrines in Japan. I visited one of them I found in my neighborhood, among vast rice...
Activities JAXA Space Center in Tsukuba Tom Roseveare Tsukuba Space Center, in Tsukuba Science City, is the center of Japan's space network
Transportation Kumamoto Ushibuka Port Yui Yamaguchi A regular ferry service operating between Ushibuka machi, Kumamoto and Nagashima Kuranomoto, Kagoshima has an added bonus of ...
17 Samurai Showdown at Shiroishi-jo Radica Sooknarine On Saturday October 4th 2014, Shiroishi Castle was the venue for the re-enactment of the infamous battle between the Katakura...
Celebrity Millennium at Yokohama Tomoko Kamishima Celebrity Millennium is a giant cruise ship. When it enters Yokohama Bay, it has to wait for low tide to pass under Yokohama ...