11 Culture Goshikizuka Kofun Karin Wu The Goshikizuka Kofun (the five colored tomb) is located just ten minutes from Tarumi Station and is the largest keyhole tomb ..
9 Culture Kyoto Yasaka Shrine in the morning Tomoko Kamishima Yasaka Shrine has been there since before Kyoto became capital of Japan. Its gods have been reverently worshiped for 1300 year..
7 Food Dragon Michael Flemming Dragon serves huge portions of Chinese food at its Okinawa City, Uruma City and Chatan locations
10 Culture Sake Brewery Sake-zukuri-no-mori Masato Kitamura Sake-zukuri-no-mori is a sake brewery in Chichibu city, Saitama prefecture, and it's famous for its “Chichibunisiki”, the ..
12 Culture Kyoto Ryogin-an Temple Tomoko Kamishima One of the sub-temples of Tofuku-ji Temple, Ryogin-in was once a residence of Mukan Fumon (Tofuku-ji’s 3rd abbot). In 1964, th..
12 Culture A Fun Open-Air Architectural Museum Yoshiko Toyama I took a half-day trip in late autumn to Musashi-Koganei Park, a very beautiful and peaceful place. The Tamagawa Jousui (water purification..
12 Culture Kyoto Nijo-jo Castle’s Gardens Tomoko Kamishima Nijo-jo Castle was the official lodging for the Tokugawa Shogun when staying in Kyoto. Tokugawa Ieyasu (the 1st Shogun) started..
9 Culture Omotesando Architecture Nicole Bauer Architectural highlights in Omotesando, Tokyo—much more than just a shopping street. A photographic overview of the highlights.