16 Echizen's Murasaki Shikibu Park Takako Sakamoto Located in Echizen city, Fukui, Murasaki Shikibu Park was built to commemorate the short stay of the Tale of Genji's famous..
Food Noryotei Peter Sidell In the Tenryu area north of Hamamatsu in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Noryotei is an elegant, relaxing Japanese restaurant,..
Camping Site near Kappa-bashi Tomoko Kamishima Kamikochi's Konashidaira Camp Site, only a 5-minute-walk from Kappa-bashi Bridge, sits on calm flat land surrounded by crabapples..
Accommodation Ryugon Ryokan, Muikamachi Rufus Starbuck Ryugon Ryokan in Muikamachi is a stunning, old ryokan. The building is hundreds of years old and the owners have perfected the art..
8 Shoho-en at Shin-Hirayu Onsen Takako Sakamoto Sho-ho-en hotel in Okuhida is a relaxing rural Japanese inn with an outdoor hot spring bath and a genuine irori fireplace in the..
Kamikochi Myojin-ike Pond Tomoko Kamishima Myojin-ike Pond in Kamikochi is an hour's walk from Kappa-bashi Bridge. On the day I visited there, the blue sky and beaut..
13 Sunpu Castle Park, Shizuoka City Peter Sidell In the heart of Shizuoka in central Japan, Sunpu Castle Park is a pleasant, spacious public park on the site of a former castle.
11 Shizuoka Prefectural Office Tower Peter Sidell In Shizuoka in central Japan, the observatory on the 21st floor of the Prefectural Office gives a great view of the city and the..