Museums Hatakeyama Museum of Fine Art Peter Sidell In the centre of Tokyo, Hatakeyama Museum of Fine Art houses a collection of beautiful artworks and objects related to Japanes..
6 Historical Yabusame at Kumamoto Castle Mandy Bartok A yabusame event involving Japanese archers on horseback is held every year on the grounds outside Kumamoto Castle as part of ..
Historical Nison Temple, Kyoto: Origins 1 of 2 Justin Velgus Stand in front of the nine dragon-headed statue of Benzaiten inside Kyoto's Nison-in Temple and you will feel a sense of ..
11 Museums Doll Warehouse in Shiroishi Justin Velgus The Doll Warehouse in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, are actually two Edo era warehouses stuffed full of traditional dolls and some..
Historical Sotohama Beach Rory Jackson A swimming beach with iron sands amongst the rocky coastline of nishinoshima.
10 Historical Nakatsu Castle Shehzad Lokhandwalla Many Japanese cities are symbolized by their castles. Whilst some are really popular, others are not very well known. Nakatsu castle..
Museums Osaka Museum of History Dmitry Rakin Covering the period from the first settlements in Yamato to Osaka’s birth as one of the commercial centers, this museum shows ..
7 Historical Library of International Friendship Eitetsu Terakado Relaxing place to rest and read a book at Mojiko. There is also a Chinese restaurant downstairs.
