Historical Exploring Kumamoto Castle Andi Muhammad Rizki Kumamoto Castle, the biggest castle in Japan, will make you feel as if you walked into a samurai movie.
Arts & Crafts Kew Gardens Exhibition 2021 Feb 11th - Mar 28th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art looks into a range of botanical artworks which were..
Historical Gio-ji Temple, Kyoto: Part 2 of 4 Justin Velgus Gio-ji Temple is more of a hermitage than a temple. It is a building with a kitchen sandwiched between two Japanese style rooms...
Arts & Crafts Inheritance of Soil and Flame 2020 Oct 31st - Dec 20th 2020 Past Event Takahama City is a major center of production for Sanshu roof tiles - the region produces the highest volume of them in all of Japan...
20 Historical Unity with Nature Elena Lisina Impressive views of traditional buildings and objects are often surrounded by nature. That understanding and feeling of harmony..
Historical How I Became Hooked Elena Lisina My first of many trip to Japan saw me visit Tokyo, Kamakura, Yokohama and Shiroishi-Zao. During that trip I saw beautiful temples..
Museums Pizza making at Kuma Kogen Anonymous Eating handmade pizza looking out over a mountainside, with the sun filtering through red maple leaves, is an experience to be savored...
9 Temples & Shrines A Rinno-ji Temple Cemetery in Nikko Larry Knipfing Just next to the Narabi Jizo Statues area, there are steps that lead up to a cemetery exclusively for the monks that have died while..