The endless landscaped park
The Ritsurin-kōen landscape park is in the city of Takamatsu on the island of Shikoku. It is one of Japan’s designated places of scenic beauty and, at nearly 75 hectares, it’s also the largest of its kind.
On the Philosopher's Path in Kyoto
One of the must-do tours in Kyoto is the Philosopher’s Path (哲学の道, Tetsugaku-no-michi). It got its name because the contemporary philosopher and professor Nishida Kitaro is said to have walked along this path on his daily commute to the university while meditating.
A giant torii gate welcomes visitors at the station. There is plenty to see in Kanazawa.
The city of Kanazawa sits on the coast of the Sea of Japan and is the administrative capital of Ishikawa Prefecture. It’s way off the typical tourist track, and foreigners don’t come round here too often.
Shimabara: The City of Sunken Houses
Japan has over 100 active volcanoes. Habitable land is pretty scarce, the island nation is about the size of Germany, but loads of steep mountains stop widespread settlement. So people also settled right next to volcanoes.
A brief guide to food for tourists in Japan
Japanese cuisine is versatile. As an island nation with little usable land, fish is naturally the main thing on the menu, but there’s a whole lot more beyond that. What do we actually eat when we’re travelling around Japan?