Weekend Trip: Kawaguchiko
Breathe in some fresh air and take it easy on this gorgeous lake at the foot of Mt Fuji
DOAI EKI: Japan’s creepiest station
The Silent Hill-esque platform at Doai Eki, situated between Gunma and Niigata prefectures, is 70m below the surface and enough to give anyone nightmares
MINAKAMI ONSEN, GUNMA
Minakami is a small town in Gunma famed for having the most beautiful onsen in the Kanto region
SHINGO, AOMORI: Christ’s Tomb in Northern Japan
We take a look at Shingo - a town in Aomori Prefecture where it’s claimed by locals that Jesus spent the final years of life
GUNKAN-JIMA: Japan’s ghost town at sea
We take a look at Japan’s abandoned ghost town floating at sea on a battleship shaped island
OKUTAMA: An interface between nature & architecture
Look no further than a non-descript fire station in Okutama to see the symbiosis between nature & architecture that runs to the core of Japanese design
EYES ON: Yanaka
Yanaka is showing signs of modernization - but it’s managing it in a way that tastefully integrates with the traditional ‘shitamachi’ atmosphere