14 Culture Fukui's Beautiful Eihei-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Founded in 1244 by Zen Master Dogen Zenji, Eihei-ji includes over 70 buildings, and is a training center for young monks.
12 Culture Fukui Dinosaur Museum Larry Knipfing Well laid out and with gorgeous exhibits, the Fukui Prefecture Dinosaur Museum is a must see for anyone visiting Japan.
11 Activities The Beauty of Hakone's Shojin Pond Larry Knipfing HAKONE BEAUTY: See some interesting statuary, and enjoy one of the most mirror-like pond surfaces I have ever seen - Shojin Ike..
10 Culture Hotoku Ninomiya Shrine, Odawara Larry Knipfing This shrine, established in 1894, is dedicated to the great agronomist, philosopher, and economist, Sontoku Ninomiya.
12 Culture Sugimoto Dera's "Nio" Statues Larry Knipfing I love to visit Kamakura's Sugimoto Dera, mainly for the great unobstructed view at its main gate of the pair of "Nio" guardian..
11 Culture Yokohama's Aka Renga Soko Larry Knipfing Formally the Customs Inspection House for Yokohama in the early 1920's, these handsome red brick buildings have been converted..
12 Culture Tokyo's Zojo-ji Temple in Spring Larry Knipfing I like to go back to my favorite temples a few times a year so that I can enjoy how they change with the seasons. Zojo-ji is one..
12 Culture Kamakura's Hongaku-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Hongaku-ji Temple in Kamakura features an impressive old bell, lotus in pots in the summer, and a festival on New Year's Eve..