Culture Japanese Painting From East to West 2021 Apr 3rd - Sep 26th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at Hakone's Okada Museum of Art looks at Japanese painting from the east to the west of the..
Museums Yokohama Art Triennale Saskia Gilmour The Yokohama Triennale is one of Japan's biggest art events, celebrated every three years in the portside city of Yokohama..
7 Gardens & Parks Botanical Garden in Sengokuhara Masato Kitamura The Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands (Hakone Shisseikaen or 箱根湿生花園 in Japanese) is a wonderfully designed garden with..
13 Temples & Shrines Kamakura Enshrined in Red Ink Carrie Jacobs Gosyuin, a hand drawn and red ink stamp, is a beautiful and unique way to document your visit to a temple or shrine.
Culture Toko Shinoda Exhibition 2021 Apr 3rd - May 9th 2021 Past Event A special event taking place at the Sogo Museum of Art looks at the works of Toko Shinoda (1913-2021), a Japanese artist who was..
7 Culture Colourful Sights in Jomyo-ji Temple Steve Morton Having recently stumbled across Kamakura’s Jomyo-ji temple earlier in the year, I decided to return in the hope of seeing some..
Festivals Zushi Yabusame and Yokohama Jazz Rey Waters Zushi and Yokohama - Archery, Jazz and Good Food. What to do on a chilly cloudy fall day.
10 Gardens & Parks Kita-Kamakura's Tokeiji Temple Josef Diermair Tokei-ji Temple is located in North-Kamakura and is famous for its flower garden and its many precious decorative articles from..