Within an hour drive from most of U.S. military bases in Kanto Plain, Ikuta Ryokuchi Park in Kawasaki City is a great daytrip to enjoy Japan’s autumn foliage while exploring a vast array of museums.
A convenient 1.5-hour train ride from Yokosuka, Atami (the town’s name means “hot sea”) has been a famous hot spring destination for over a millennium.
Ueno District is one of Tokyo’s busiest and has plenty of fun activities to fill an entire day. Here you’ll find Japan’s oldest zoo, more museums than you can visit in one day, a French-style modern park with a lake, Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, and busy streets with food and merchandise vendors.
Before arriving in Japan, you may have imagined the streets here to be scenes of a movie, with old cobblestone roads and wooden buildings found in the Edo Era (1603-1867).
A sacred site for both Shinto and Buddhists since the 8th century, Nikko is home to a number of UNESCO World Heritage temples and shrines and gorgeous nature.
Kyoto, Japan’s imperial capital for more than a millennium, offers a wealth of picturesque temples, museums, and gardens, but with millions of international visitors a year, many of Kyoto’s “must-see” destinations like Kiyomizudera, Kinkakuji, Gion, and Arashiyama are thronged with school groups and tour buses nearly year-round.
Although scorching days continue, Autumnal Equinox Day on Sept. 23 is just around the corner. Autumn is setting in gradually but firmly across Japan, and we are getting into the harvesting season.
Guam sits on the edge of the Marianas trench, the deepest surveyed point in the world, and is only 900 miles north of the equator in the region known as Micronesia.
Welcome to virtual vacation video series where we can explore destinations from the comfort of our homes. Join us as we take a short virtual journey to Singapore.
