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The ultimate guide to Japan travel
The ultimate guide to Japan travel
The ultimate guide to Japan travel
A waterside park built on reclaimed land adjacent to the Kobe Port. The park houses the iconic Kobe Port Tower, as well as the Kobe Maritime …
A regular crossing 99% of the time, one day in October, this is the site of Okinawa's great tug-of-war. As an aid to prosperity, the tug-of-war …
A park on the Nagasaki harbor waterfront near Chinatown. The name in Japanese is more like "Nagasaki Marine Forest Park".
A shrine in the city of Hita, Oita Prefecture that is one of the venues for the city's annual Gion Festival.
Hokkaidō's principal airport, and the entry point for many a ski and snowboard holiday.
A shrine in the Higashiyama region of Kyoto that was built to commemorate warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Okonomimura is a mega-mall of okonomiyaki restaurants in bustling Naka-ku: four floors of Japanese soul food, home to 25 different okonomiyaki …
Rather than being built atop a hill or Mountain, Hiroshima castle, aka Carp Castle, is located right in the centre of the city, with stunning …
A garden of miniatures, Shukkei-en was built in 1620 by Ueda Soko, a famous tea-ceremony master, for the feudal lord Daimyo. Designed to contain …
A large park with gardens, ponds, museums, a zoo and even an ancient burial mound (kofun) near Tennoji Station. The grass area of the park is a …
The Osaka Mint Bureau is the head office of the Japan Mint. There are branches in Hiroshima and Saitama. The mint itself is off limits, although …
