Museums Koshin-an Anonymous Koshin-an is a pretty hermitage in the middle of urban Matsuyama, built by the haikuist Kurita Chodō who lived until 1814. It ..
Historical Kokeizan Eihoji temple Justin Dart Well known for its secluded location and large wooden arched bridge Kokeizan Eihoji temple is power spot temple only one hour from..
Historical Three Days in Kyoto (day 2) Joe Peters Gion is best known as the Geisha district in Kyoto. Visit where Mineko Iwasaki lived. She was the geisha whose partial story was..
Museums Fukuchiyama Castle Bonson Lam A recipe on how to build a castle. Take a field worth 60,000 koku of rice, add an angry general, and then stir it up with betrayal..
Historical Yokohama’s Narita-san Temple Larry Knipfing If you are in the Minato Mirai area and would like to see something a little more ‘Japanese traditional’, then take a stroll u..
Museums Oita's Samurai House, Ohara Tei Genevieve Cook The main objective of our journey to Kitsuki in Oita Prefecture was to visit ‘Ohara Tei’ the historic home of a samurai who li..
Arts & Crafts Otaru in a Day Euan Prentis Otaru's interesting history as a mercantile and financial center in Hokkaido is very well preserved to this day. To get the..
Arts & Crafts Taro Okamoto - From Paris to Tokyo 2021 Feb 11th - Mar 21st 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at the Tottori Prefectural Museum will examine the works of Taro Okamoto (1911 - 1996), with a..