8 Culture Enoshima Island Sleiman Azizi Close to Tokyo in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, Enoshima Island is an easily overlooked tourist spot. Made famous by its shrin...
10 Activities Mt. Fuji from Lake Saiko Meg Sing A splendid view of Mt. Fuji can be seen from Lake Saiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the five lakes around the mountain. L...
Planning BBC Features Naoshima on 2025 Travel List Kim Bergström The BBC's inaugural 25 best places to travel in 2025 list features a variety of stunning destinations across the globe, with ...
Activities Cocoon City Illumination 2026-2027 Lynda Hogan Information for the annual winter night illumination at Cocoon City with its color changing Christmas tree.
Activities Sunrise at Ritsuun-Kyo Valley José Manuel Zardain Takeda Castle is also known as Japan’s Machu Picchu. Its more than 600 years of history, the beautiful mountains surrounding ...
Planning Tokyo's Shikinejima Island Sleiman Azizi Accessible via ferry, Shikinejima Island offers family friendly beaches, natural hot springs and beautiful coastal ocean view...
Feel a Peaceful Moment at Myohon-ji Tomoko Kamishima Feel a peaceful moment at Myohon-ji, one of the quietest temples in Kamakura
Activities Kitakami River Rubber Boat Race 2026 Malcome Larcens An annual rubber race down the Kitakami River in Morioka. You can enter as a competitor or simply as a slow cruise down the r...
Food Menya Aoi in Tsukuba Tom Roseveare Aoi (麺や蒼) ramen is one of the top ranked shops in the ramen battleground of Ibaraki's Tsukuba.
Culture The Sounds of Tokyo Sleiman Azizi Tokyo's four representatives on the 100 Soundscapes of Japan listing are Ueno's Bell of Time, the zelkova trees of Seikei Uni...
