16 Culture Kiddy Kabuki Janessa Landry Adorable children in Sakata, Yamagata put on a performance of iconic plays from traditional Kabuki stories. It is incredibly adorable..
10 Culture Tokyo Bunka Kaikan: a Ballet Palace Takako Sakamoto Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, 'The Music Palace', is a classical music hall built in 1961. Located inside the Ueno Park, it holds..
12 Culture Pen Station Museum & Café Tomoko Kamishima Pen Station Museum & Café: High-class fountain pens decorated with maki-e lacquer
12 Culture Plum Blossom at Kitano-Tenmangu Cathy Cawood Fragrant pink and white plum blossom blooming in the grounds of an ancient Shinto shrine, Kyoto's Kitano Tenmangu.
12 Culture Pottery Kilns at Shigaraki Cathy Cawood See climbing kilns at Shigaraki, a town that has produced pottery for thousands of years, and is one of the 'Six Old Kilns of..
11 Activities Spring beside the Kamogawa Cathy Cawood Spring in Kyoto: cherry blossom, food vendors and a koto concert beside the Kamogawa near Kitaoji Bridge and Kyoto Botanical Gardens...
9 Culture Three Years After That Day: Yuriage Justin Velgus Yuriage an area of Natori, a 25 minute drive from JR Sendai Station. It was heavily damaged by the March 11th, 2011 earthquake..
12 Culture Tachiki-Kannon Temple in Shiga Cathy Cawood Tachiki-Kannon Temple in Shiga Prefecture: stone lanterns, statue of Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi riding a deer, and many, many, many..