15 April Peach Blossoms in Yamanashi Cathy Cawood The peach orchards blush with beautiful pink blossoms from early to mid April in Yamanashi prefecture
Culture Illuminated Asuwa River in Spring Takako Sakamoto Illuminated cherry trees along Asuwa River in Fukui will mesmerize you. You can enjoy this gorgeous view without fighting the...
16 Cherry Blossoms Along Asuwa River Takako Sakamoto Gorgeous lines of Cherry trees along Asuwa River in Fukui, which was selected as one of the '100 Best Sakura Viewing Places' ...
15 Stunning Sakura at Ueno Park George Popescu Hanami at its best at Ueno Park, Tokyo: Walk around the small lake near the park, eat many delicious Japanese dishes from the...
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.