Activities Dream Garden on Top of the World Cathy Cawood Completely natural 'garden' on a Northern Yamanashi mountainside with fabulous rocks and a wide variety of beautiful plants i...
Culture Hosenji Temple In Izu-Taga Peter Sidell In the seaside town Izu-Taga near Tokyo's resort getaway Atami on the Izu peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Hosenji i...
Culture Yaizu-jinja Shrine Peter Sidell In Yaizu in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, Yaizu-jinja is a peaceful, historical Shinto shrine.
Culture Fumon-ji Peter Sidell In the suburbs of Shizuoka in central Japan, Fumon-ji is a small, charming Buddhist temple with a restful atmosphere.
Activities Fuji Rock Festival 2016 Lineup Jerome Lee Fuji Rock Festival 2016 returns for its 20th anniversary, and is held at the Naeba Ski Resort in the town of Yuzawa, Niigata ...
Activities Beneath the Great Volcano Reynald Ventura Fujisan has been quietly keeping some kind of jewels --- there are tons of blocks of ice resting underneath the sleeping volc...
Activities Takayama Higashiyama Walking Course Bridget Ye The Higashiyama Walking Course provides you with an alternative view and form of entertainment to the city’s network of narro...
Culture Kotoku-ji Temple in Izu-Taga Peter Sidell Near Atami on the Izu Peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Kotoku-ji is a small but appealing Buddhist temple with a tra...
Culture The D.T. Suzuki Museum in Kanazawa Bridget Ye Of all the art, history, film, design, and clock museums I have visited, the D.T. Suzuki Museum has left one of the most vivi...
Activities Other Views of Mount Fuji Peter Sidell Japan's iconic Mount Fuji is impressive from every vantage point, be it a beach, an airplane, or the roof of a shopping mall.
Culture Daidogei World Cup Niek Ceylan Held every year in Shizuoka in central Japan, the Daidogei World Cup is a fun, energetic festival of street performance.
Graceful Yanagino Yashiro Shrine Takako Sakamoto Located at the trailhead to reach Ono Castle, the graceful beauty of Yanagino Yashiro Shrine's main hall will take your breat...
Shaw Memorial Chapel Tomoko Kamishima In 1885, an Anglican missionary passed through Karizawa and found it to be a wonderful summer retreat area.
Winter Flight over Katsuyama Castle Hiroshi Ohnuki Aerial view of Katsuyama Castle in Fukui, the tallest castle in Japan, standing in the midst of rice fields covered with pure...
