Museums Matsusaka Castle Ruins Chris Glenn A trip to Matsusaka wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the impressive remains of the castle and it’s famed samurai barrac..
Arts & Crafts Ise Katagami Museum Jeanne Austry Ise katagami is an ancient Japanese craft where paper stencil were used to create ornaments on kimono and clothes.
Culture Muslim-friendly Tour in Ise-Shima Dwinda Nafisah Answering the rising number of foreign tourists, Mie Prefecture Government, especially Ise-Shima, is hoping that the tourists coming..
Museums Ozu Yasujiro Seishunkan Museum [Closed] Chris Glenn A Museum dedicated to one of Japanese cinemas' most respected and innovative directors, Ozu Yasujiro.
Museums Kameyama Castle Chris Glenn Life is slow in Mie Prefecture’s Kameyama City. Even the name, Kameyama means “Tortoise Mountain”, but things weren’t always t..
Historical Tranquility at Tsu's Shitennouji Chris Glenn There is something special about the Shitennouji temple and grounds that makes it different. A calmness that you can feel in your..
Museums East is West, and West is East at Rokkaen Chris Glenn From the east, it is western, from the west, it is eastern. What is it? It’s a Tokai region treasure, a stately home called Ro..