Culture Echigo Tsumari Art Field Sophia Warren Nestled out in the countryside of Niigata prefecture, Echigo Tsumari does not seem to be frequented by foreign travelers in the..
10 Culture Taga-jinja Shrine in Izu-Taga Peter Sidell In Izu-Taga near Atami on Japan's Izu Peninsula, Taga-jinja is a leafy, peaceful shinto shrine.
12 Culture Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Shizuoka Peter Sidell Set on a forested hill in Japan's Shizuoka city, Kiyomizu-dera is a peaceful, atmospheric Buddhist temple.
8 Activities Yamanashi’s Mount Takagawa Steve Morton Experience some fine views of Otsuki City below along with numerous other impressive sights from the top of Yamanashi's Mount..
9 Culture Keitoku-in Temple in Izu-Taga Peter Sidell In Izu-Taga near Atami in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Keitoku-in is a charming Buddhist temple with a fine view over the coastline...
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 vivid and..
Culture Inuyama Spring Festival Ian VanDuzer Held on the first weekend of April every year, the Inuyama Spring Festival is similar to the famous Takayama Festival later in the..
Beauty & Spa Kosoyu Bathhouse in Yamashiro Onsen Mandy Bartok Soak away your aches in a replicated Meiji-era bathhouse in Ishikawa Prefecture's Yamashiro Onsen.