Culture Green Spaces in Kobe Alena Eckelmann Whether it is city parks or mountaintop gardens, Kobe is full of beautiful green spaces.
9 View of Kyoto City from Shogunzuka Cathy Cawood The carpark of Shogunzuka at the top of Higashiyama Driveway offers one of the best views of Kyoto City.
Activities Oarai Beach Elysse Hurtado One of two public beaches in the Oarai area, the main attraction of this spot is the rock formations just offshore, which cre...
Activities The Chisei Area of Uchiko Ingrid Lezar This bank of the Oda River is an ideal spot for a relaxing spring picnic or summer barbeque with family and friends.
Activities Cycling the Shimanami Kaido Named a Top 2026 Adventure Kim Bergström A 2026 travel roundup by EF Adventures, recently highlighted by Yahoo!, named e-biking along the Shimanami Kaido as one of th...
Accommodation The K's House Ito Onsen Bryan Baier The Japan travel brochure from overseas comes to life at the K's House Ito Onsen, a ~100 year old Taisho-era onsen ryokan; th...
11 Culture Kamakura Jufuku-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima The grounds that Jufuku-ji now stand on, had a strong connection with the Kamakura Shogunate (1185-1333).
Activities Tsutsumigaura Beach JJ Walsh Miyajima island's main beach is fun for summer activites like swimming, camping, hiking. Also bbq areas, tennis courts, cabin...
Lonely? Rent-a-Dog at Yokohama Trimming Jessica A Paje Yokohama Trimming School primarily nurtures the professional trimmer, but also provides dogs for rental. Dog rentals are per ...
16 Taicho-ji Temple: A Jizo Paradise Takako Sakamoto When I visited Taicho-ji Temple in Fukui, I expected to see something related to the famous monk Taicho but, instead, many ji...
