Freezing Dawn at Norikura Highlands Takako Sakamoto I visited Norikura Highlands for the first time in years, but the autumn leaves around the mountaintop was almost finished......
Culture Konpira-san in Fujieda Peter Sidell In Fujieda in the suburbs of central Japan's Shizuoka city, Konpira-san is a small hill with a relaxing atmosphere created by...
Culture Renkoji temple, Numazu Peter Sidell In Numazu on the Izu Peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Renkoji is a restful temple with plenty of flowers and greener...
Culture Numazu Imperial Villa Memorial Park Peter Sidell In Numazu in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Imperial Villa Park is an enjoyable former imperial residence surrounded by a l...
Seigan-ji in Kofu Cathy Cawood Attractive Buddhist temple near Kai-Zenkoji in Kofu, Yamanashi has a small pond and dry garden, a bell tower and a dragon wat...
Kisurin Livvy Boote In Harunire Terrace, part of Hoshino resort in Karuizawa in Japan's Nagano prefecture, chic restaurant Kisurin offers the bes...
Culture Hamamatsu Flower Park Elena Lisina Big botanical garden that one can visit any season. Displays over 3000 plants.
Activities The Sunpu Park's Huge Pond Tyra 'nell Pille-Lu Enjoy the kiss of tranquility along the huge pond outside Sunpu Park where one can marvel at the calmness of the place or be ...
Activities Cycling Around Kofu City Tyra 'nell Pille-Lu Kofu City is not only developed as a commercial hub, but also as a posting station and a castle town. We went around the plac...
Soba Restaurant in Akasawa-juku Cathy Cawood Musashiya Soba Shop is the only restaurant in Akasawa-juku, but what a great location! Their soba and tempura are pretty good...
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...
A Very Big Rock and Wildflowers Cathy Cawood Huge boulder flung from a volcano 2 million years ago now rests beside the road in the mountains of Yamanashi.
Culture Tokamachi Snow Festival 2016 Rufus Starbuck Tokamachi Snow Festival is one of the best winter festivals in the whole of the country with snow sculptures, live music and ...
Culture Public Art and Design in Shizuoka Peter Sidell The streets of Shizuoka in central Japan are enlivened with plenty of public art and design, including statues, sculpture and...
