Mie Forty-Eight Waterfalls of Akame (赤目四十八滝) Walk An unexpectedly amazing walk starting from Akameguchi Station in Mie, through a salamander museum, along a river through a valley and into a forest.
Osaka Osaka Skyline (大阪市スカイライン) A brilliant city that gets overshadowed by Japan's capital. The skyline from the Breeze Breeze Building in Umeda lets you take it all in.
Kyoto Tadao Ando Designed Oyamazaki Museum An entrepreneur's Tudor style home from the 1920s received an addition in 1995 by architect Tadao Ando for the Oyamazaki Museum.
Hiroshima Miyajima (厳島) / Itsukushima (厳島) Ikutsushima, more commonly known as Miyajima—which translates to Shrine Island—is most famous for its Torii gate in the sea.
Osaka Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan (海遊館) & Osaka Culturarium at Tempozan (大阪文化館・天保山) The Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan (海遊館), designed by Peter Chermayeff and the Culturarium (大阪文化館・天保山) by Tadao Ando sit beside each other overlooking the bay; a short stroll from Osakako station.
Osaka Mount Myoken (妙見山) A one hour train ride north of Osaka Station is Mount Myoken; a great place to observe the beauty of Autumn in Japan.
Osaka Empty City Streets, Osaka (大阪市) Central Osaka is a maze of concrete and overhead expressways. At night cars speed past metres away from apartment and office buildings.
Naoshima Naoshima (直島) Art Island 2 A small island off the coast of Okayama Prefecture in the Seto Inland Sea featuring art by James Turrell, Yayoi Kusama and architecture by Tadao Ando.
Hyogo Taiyo Park (太陽公園), Himeji (姫路) Replicas of Neuschwanstein Castle, The Great Wall, Terra Cotta Warriors and The Arc de Triomphe fill this strange theme park near Himeji City.
Hyogo Namaze To Takedao Abandoned Fukuchiyama Railway Line Walk The hike starts 10mins walk from Namaze Station in Nishinomiya along the Muko river and takes you through an old tunnel and over a rail bridge; ending at Takedao Station.
Osaka An Empty Osaka Metro Station Japan's inner city subway stations are rarely empty. This particular evening at SakaiSuji Hommachi Station in central Osaka, there wasn't a soul in sight.
Osaka Sakai Bicycle Museum (自転車博物館サイクルセンター) This museum in Sakai, south of Osaka City, showcases Japan's love of the bicycle; one of the most popular forms of transport in Japan.
Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan (台湾台北) A weekend in Taiwan's capital, sampling delicious foods in the night markets and spending time in the tea mountains.
Osaka Osaka Umeda (大阪梅田) The busiest train station in western Japan offers some great views from the rooftop, including a garden.
Wakayama Tomogashima (友ヶ島) Island Ruins An island formerly used by buddhist monks turned into a military base in the late 1800s, now sits used largely for tourism and camping.
Kanazawa 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (金沢21世紀美術館) The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa lets you experience the tranquility of a Turrell Skyspace and stay dry underwater while viewing an undulating sky in Leandro Erlich's Swimming Pool.
Osaka Perfect Liberty The Church of Perfect Liberty (パーフェクト リバティー教団) headquarters in Tsuzuyama (廿山), Osaka
Osaka Osaka's Expressways (大阪の高速道路) Osaka's multi-layered expressways criss-cross throughout the city; over rivers and in some cases through buildings.
Osaka Banpaku Kinen Koen (万博記念公園) Osaka (大阪) Osaka hosted the World Expo in 1970 and constructed a vast site now called Expo '70 Commemorative Park or Banpaku Kinen Koen.
Kyoto Miho Museum, Shiga (滋賀県) A museum design inspired by an ethereal utopia in writings from ancient China. The owner's strong belief in beauty, peace and joy through art is achieved in this mountain top masterpiece by architect I.M. Pei.
Osaka Before The Osaka Yodogawa (大阪市淀川) Fireworks Festival Every year, thousands of people sit at the banks of the Yodo River to watch a large fireworks festival.
Osaka D & Department Project Osaka (大阪) A design store with the motto 'Long Life Design' with many locations throughout Japan.
Tokyo School Lunch (給食) Cafe Tokyo A Tokyo cafe / restaurant that aims to rekindle the nostalgia of Japanese school lunch.
Hyogo Sayo (佐用町) Sunflower Farm Around July every year, the small town of Sayo (佐用町), near the Okayama prefecture border in Hyogo, is filled with fields of sunflowers (向日葵)
