Culture Satoyama Garden Cathy Cawood Enjoy mass plantings of flowers at Satoyama Garden in Yokohama. Part of the Yokohama Garden Necklace project, the garden is glorious..
Culture Yokohama Coffee Festival 2023 Nov 24th - 26th 2023 Past Event The Yokohama Coffee Festival brings 12 coffee shops to Yokohama's CIQ Hall, including local favorites Yokohama Coffee Stan..
14 Culture Hoanji Buddhist Temple in Odawara Peter Sidell In the historical castle town of Odawara close to Tokyo in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, Hoanji is a Buddhist temple with a contrasting..
Culture Yokohama's Nippon Maru Larry Knipfing What an interesting experience it is to visit Yokohama's Minato Mirai district's sailing ship, the Nippon Maru.
11 Culture Jomyo-ji Temple of Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima Jomyo-ji Temple was the family temple of the Ashikaga clan. It was established in 1188, but only the big bronze roof on the main..
9 Culture Kamakura-gu Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Kamakura-gu offeres two types of talisman against evil: A red wooden statue of a lion's head, and a simple white samurai statue..
12 Temples & Shrines Kamakura's Myohon-ji Temple Larry Knipfing One reason Myohon-ji Temple is so lovely is its isolation. Way up a slope, surrounded by forest. Which is amazing considering it..