Arts & Crafts Maximizing the Fun in Ikaruga-Cho Featured Ikaruga-cho is a town in Nara Prefecture. It’s most famous for Horyuji Temple, home of the world’s oldest wooden buildings.
8 Museums Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture Anonymous The Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture is one of three extraordinary art galleries located close together on Omishima Island.
13 Entertainment Exhibition of Bonsai Plum Trees Cathy Cawood Bonsai plum blossom exhibition in Nagahama
16 Museums Sabae Echizen Lacquer Ware Town Larry Knipfing Japan is known worldwide for its beautiful traditional lacquer ware, and Sabae in Fukui prefecture is one of Japan's top lacquer..
Arts & Crafts Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts Hoyee Tse The museum aims to promote a whole range of traditional Japanese crafts from Nishijin-ori woven textiles to Kyoto style dolls (Kyo-Ningyo)...
Arts & Crafts Morimura Memorial Museum, Nagoya Peter Sidell In the middle of Nagoya in Japan's Aichi prefecture, the Morimura Memorial Museum is a charming artist's residence, where..
Museums Izu Photo Museum Peter Sidell Near Mishima on the Izu Peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Izu Photo Museum is a small but appealing museum with exhibitions..
Arts & Crafts Simply Oishii – Cooking Lessons Camille Dufour-Blain A great way to immerse yourself in the Japanese culture is to learn how to make proper Japanese meals.