10 Autumn at Maruyama Park Cathy Cawood Red maple leaves around the pond in Maruyama Park make it an attractive place to enjoy autumn color in Kyoto.
11 Shopping Sake Miyata Jillian Engelhard Fosten Sake Miyata is a fantastic, family owned and passed down sake shop in Mitaka with a wide range of niche sakes and Shochu (or ...
Culture The Equinox Flower and Rice Harvest Tristan Scholze Spider lilies signify the coming of the autumnal rice harvest in Japan with fleeting beauty.
13 Cafe Independants, Kyoto Charlotte Griffiths Rustic-chic Cafe Independants in central Kyoto has charm, tasty food and a great location.
Food Words Cafe Osaka Saskia Gilmour Words Cafe is hip an upbeat cafe serving "Damn Good Coffee". Right next door to Osaka Tenmangu Shrine and JR Osakatenmangu St...
11 Culture Gio-ji: A Rustic Temple in Okusaga Masayoshi Hirose Deep in beautiful, moss-covered Sagano, Gio-ji Temple is an old, rustic place that eases your mind.
10 Kosanji: A Glorious Temple - 2 Masayoshi Hirose Come feel the gorgeous architecture of the "Nikko of the West" - Kosanji Temple in the Seto Inland Sea.
8 Gorgeous Factory Illumination Masayoshi Hirose Gorgeous factory illuminations in an industrial region that never sleeps!
Culture Osaka Tenmangu Shrine Saskia Gilmour Osaka Tenmangu, or 'Tenjisan' as it's known by the locals, is the most famous of all the tenjin/tenmangu shrines throughout J...
Culture Inishie-no-Michi in Kofu Cathy Cawood A mapped trail between Kofu JR Station and Kai-Zenkoji visits the five Kofu Gozan temples that enjoyed Shingen Takeda's patro...