Museums Edo Wonderland, Nikko Alexandra Dorovici Edo Wonderland is a historic theme park that recreates the atmosphere of a typical Edo period (1603 and 1868) town and offers ..
Historical Utsunomiya’s Heiwa Kannon Statue Tomoko Kamishima Utsunomiya’s Heiwa Kannon Statue is equivalent in height to a nine-story building.Near the statue, you can also view ruins of ..
24 Gardens & Parks Ashikaga Flower Park in the Spring Elena Lisina Ashikaga Flower Park is famous for many fuji trees and other flowers that are blooming in May, so the park looks like paradise.
Historical Tosho-gu Shrine’s Secret Magic - 2 Tomoko Kamishima Kano Tanyu designed huge numbers of sculptures and carvings for each building. There are 5173 in total. I would like to focus on..
Historical Tosho-gu Shrine’s Secret Magic - 1 Tomoko Kamishima Tosho-gu is directly north of Edo Castle—the residence of the king of this world. Ieyasu thought that Tosho-gu would be the re..
Historical The Travels of Isabella Bird: II Amber Mezbourian Isabella Bird was a Victorian woman who led an unconventional life. Arriving in Japan in 1878, she planned an ambitious journey..
9 Culture Kyubi Inari Shrine at Nasu Yumoto Larry Knipfing Kyubi Inari (Kitsune Jinja) is a shrine within a shrine at Nasu Onsen Jinja, in the Nasu Onsen area of Tochigi Prefecture. Alt..
Historical Nikko's Chuzen-ji Lake Tomoko Kamishima Chuzen-ji Lake has a lot of beautiful faces, depending on the time of the day or season, the direction you are looking in, or how..