Activities Koon-ji Temple in Saijo Anonymous Koon-ji, Temple No.61, is unusual in that it looks more like a university library than a Buddhist temple. Inside is an equall...
Activities Akiyama Brothers Memorial Anonymous Statues of two famous soldiers, the Akiyama brothers, stand in a grove of cherry trees in Baishinji. The brothers played lead...
Transportation Sagano Romantic Train Named World's Most Scenic Rail Journey Kim Bergström Kyoto's Sagano Romantic Train has officially been named the most scenic train journey in the world in a new study by travel i...
Culture Namikawa Cloisonne Museum of Kyoto Peter Sidell In Japan's former capital of Kyoto, the Namikawa Cloisonne Museum is the preserved former residence of a renowned cloisonne c...
Activities Yoyogi Jazz Festival Todd Wojnowski Yoyogi Jazz Festival is a free annual event on the spring equinox holiday. It features groups from area schools who really kn...
Hydrangea Festival at Mikaeri Falls Tristan Scholze Video of Mikaeri Falls, one of Japan's top 100, during June for the Hydrangea Festival. See a lush valley covered in blooms i...
11 Culture World Beer Museum, Yokohama Larry Knipfing The World Beer Museum, located in the Dockyard area of Landmark Tower, is not really a museum at all. It's a restaurant that ...
Activities Dinosaur Hall of Nihonmatsu Justin Velgus The Dinosaur Hall is a scary and aging hall full of plus-sized dinosaurs and animals. Located inside the Tohoku Safari Park, ...
8 C5856 Steam Locomotive Train Bonson Lam Long before the advent of Shinkansen or bullet trains, steam locomotives such as the C 58 series ferried passengers and freig...
Accommodation Explore Ishigaki From Town to Shore on a Two-Hotel Escape Joanna Ligon To experience Ishigaki island beaches and its surrounding attractions at their fullest, it helps to know where to begin. Here...
