8 Historical Blood or Dew Euan Prentis Chikatsuyu offers more than an overnight stop for travellers walking the Kumano Kodo from Takijiri-oji to Kumano Hongu Taisha.
12 Arts & Crafts Shutter Art at Senso-ji Temple Larry Knipfing If you come early, before any of the shops open along the long street that leads to the temple from Kaminarimon Gate, you’re i..
Arts & Crafts Making Japanese Sweets in Kanazawa Sarah Chaney A lesson in making Japanese sweets at the Ishikawa Prefecture Tourist Museum. We made 3 different kinds of vibrantly colored Japanese..
10 Museums 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..
Museums 10 Museums to Visit in Niigata Kim Bergström Niigata Prefecture has a wide range of great museums to visit, from spots for train lovers to art enthusiasts and many, many more...
10 Museums Hakone Museum of Art, Garden Tomoko Kamishima The moss garden of the Hakone Museum of Art becomes a hidden paradise in mid-November. 130 kinds of moss cover the garden, showing..
Arts & Crafts Treasures of Indigenous Peoples 2020 Oct 1st - Dec 15th 2020 Past Event A special exhibition is taking place at Osaka's National Museum of Ethnology, titled "Treasures of Indigenous Peoples". The..
6 Arts & Crafts Sen-oku Hakuko kan Etsuko Yamada If you are interested in traditional Chinese ink paintings, visit the Sen-oku Hakuko Kan Museum. This museum exhibits and preserves..