The first thing to know about a Japanese garden is that it is a highly symbolic space. The different elements in this type of ...

Okama-ike Pond is also striking with its breathtaking ... which guarantee the most traditional Japanese ryokan experience. A good budget stay is Guesthouse Orange Cabin, which is cozy and close ...

Surrounded by forests with towering trees, the pond attracts Izu thrushes, “mosuke misosazai,” a subspecies of winter wren, Japanese robins and other wild birds. The Ijima leaf warbler’s ...