12 Fifty Shades of Green Amber Mezbourian After the long cold winter, the countryside in Yamagata dramatically comes back to life, with a vibrant display of every shad...
Culture Gio-ji Temple, Kyoto: Part 1 of 4 Shozo Fujii Standing quietly on the eastern foot of Mt. Ogura in Sagano, Kyoto, Gio-ji Temple is more of a hermitage than a temple.
Food Datehan Nagaya Sakaba Justin Velgus The Date Clan Hangout Pub (伊達藩長屋酒場） is a restaurant specializing in local Miyagi Prefecture cuisine. It features an E...
6 Naruto Uzushio Cruising Naoko Takeuchi Naruto Uzushio Cruising: Watch the famous Naruto whirlpools from a ship.
Ohanami in Ueno Park Tomoko Kamishima Ohanami in Ueno Park: Sakura-dori Avenue in Ueno Park provides a glorious scene of a long flower tunnel made of cherry blossoms.
14 Fleeting Spring Magic at Ondagawa Cathy Cawood In spring the Ondagawa River in Machida city is transformed when 400 cherry trees planted along its banks burst into bloom.
7 Eternal Beauty of Taizo-in Temple Masayoshi Hirose The Garden of Motonobu at Taizo-in Temple, of Myoshinji Temple Complex in Kyoto pursues 'Eternal Beauty'.
9 Anpanman Museum & Mall, Sendai Taki Takiyama Opening in 2011 behind JR Sendai Station, the Anpanman Museum & Mall delights children throughout Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. ...
Activities Taneyamagahara in Iwate Kyoko Nishi At Tanayamagahara in Iwate Prefecture, you can take in Miyazawa Kenji's "Landscape of Ihatov", a plateau designated as a nati...
10 Prayers and Cherry Blossoms Cathy Cawood I found a Buddhist service as well as cherry blossom at beautiful Nanzenji in Kyoto, and watched the monks depart the temple ...
