9 Traditional Zushi's Ganden-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Ganden-ji Temple is located on a cliff in Zushi. Nowadays, the image of Zushi is cool, a fashionable seaside city. But this temple..
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..
10 Temples & Shrines Kamakura's Joei-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Joei-ji is one of those small, beautiful backstreet temples that Kamakura is so famous for. Built in 1606, the temple was a training..
Culture Lighting Up Yokohama's Past Emi Takahata The first gas lamp in Japan lit up in Yokohama's Bashamichi in 1872. This article explains how the local community, the Bashamichi..
Anime & Manga Moomin Comic Strips Exhibition: Kanagawa 2021-2022 Nov 19th 2021 - Jan 10th 2022 Past Event The Moomin Comic Strips Exhibition is traveling around Japan, and reaches Yokokama's Sogo Museum of Art from November 19th 2021..
Culture Yokosuka's Tsukuihama Kankou Nouen Abby Rodriguez Would you like to eat as much freshly picked fruits like strawberries as you like?
9 Temples & Shrines Kamakura's Daigyo-ji Temple Larry Knipfing On your way to Myohon-ji Temple, why not stop in at Daigyo-ji? Its main object of worship is the Goddess of Childbirth.
15 Temples & Shrines Yugyoji Temple, Fujisawa Peter Sidell In Fujisawa in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, Yugyoji is an attractive, peaceful temple with a range of interesting statues.