Historical Reigando Cave Mandy Bartok Visit the countryside cave where master swordsman Miyamoto Musashi meditated and crafted the famous Book of Five Rings
Historical Old Kaneko Family House Bonson Lam The Old Kaneko Family House Museum, built in the Edo period, showcases traditional motifs and interior designs from that era.
Historical Smiling Raccoon Dogs Akio Negishi Have you ever seen smiling raccoon dogs? They are very popular and familiar in Japanese culture from the ancient time, and you can..
18 Temples & Shrines Shomyoji Temple in Kanazawa Bunko Takako Sakamoto Shomyoji Temple in Kanazawa Bunko: a hidden gem in a suburb of Kamakura, an ancient samurai capital
Historical Kumamoto's Suizen-ji Garden Mandy Bartok Suizen-ji, Kumamoto's 400-year-old traditional garden, is an easy jaunt from the city's castle and a must see for any visitor...
Historical Chōgaku-ji Temple Matthew Eynon Located on the Yamanobe Path at the foot of Mt. Ryūō-zan in Yanagimoto-cho, Tenri City is the Chōgaku-ji Temple, reportedly bu..
Historical Lu Xun in Sendai Hironobu Sasano Lu Xun, the great thinker and novelist in China, studied in Tohoku University from 1904 to 1906. You could still see the very classroom..