Culture Nezu Jinja Valerie Kor In spring, beautiful azalea bushes in full bloom will surround the Nezu
Culture Kiyosumi Tei-en Garden Peter Sidell may have been named Fuji-san because of the profusion of azaleas which bloom
Activities Manjushage Festival, Koma Allan Murphy October the area bursts into color when 500,000 special flowers come into bloom
Culture Yoronjima, Kagoshima Sarah Firth turquoise due to crystal clear waters (you can see the seabed from the ferry... It can, however, be accessed by air and ferry from Kagoshima and Okinawa
Accommodation Kuretake Inn Central Hamamatsu Peter Sidell rate included a buffet breakfast, more Japanese-style than western, with curry
Culture Nikko's 1000 Samurai Procession Dale A. Brown Shinto priests on horseback, and three portable shrines (mikoshi) that carry
Shopping Tsuruha Drug, Kutchan Chris Barnes in larger sizes compared to the products that the local supermarkets carry
Beauty & Spa Atami Marine Spa Sandra Isaka The restaurant serves the basics: curry, spaghetti, noodle dishes, ice