6 Historical Odawara Castle in the Summertime Hoyee Tse Odawara is a Edo-style castle with an informative museum and shrine in the castle grounds.
12 Temples & Shrines Sugimoto Dera's "Nio" Statues Larry Knipfing I love to visit Kamakura's Sugimoto Dera, mainly for the great unobstructed view at its main gate of the pair of "Nio" guardian..
14 Culture Yokohama Port Festival 2016 Meg Sing The 35th Yokohama Port Festival commemorates the opening of the port in 1859. It is held at Rinko Park and a popular fireworks show..
9 Historical The Three Face Cards of Yokohama 2 Tomoko Kamishima Yokohama has three famous old towers. When you see this building from the sea, it looks like a swan spreading its wings.
11 Temples & Shrines Zushi Jinmu-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Jinmu-ji Temple used to be a sacred place for mountain monks to practice asceticism. The temple is deep in a forest, creating a..
14 Culture Enzo-ji Temple in Chigasaki Peter Sidell A few minutes' walk from Chigasaki station in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, Enzo-ji is a Buddhist temple with some interesting..
Culture Spider Lilies at Saihoji Mandy Bartok Saihoji is not one of Yokohama's better known temples. But it's worth visiting in late September, when a variety of multi-colored..