Museums Namahage Museum in Akita Justin Velgus You can’t go anywhere in Akita without seeing references to the demon figures known as namahage. Find out what they are and wh..
Museums Azumino Chihiro Art Museum Elena Lisina The Musem is dedicated to the artworks of a famous Japanese illustrator of children's books, Chihiro Iwasaki, and also provides..
Museums The Story of Tojin Okichi Yoshiko Toyama On the Izu Peninsula down the coast from Tokyo, Shimoda is the setting of the tragic story of geisha Tojin Okichi and American..
9 Museums Wa Rasse Nebuta Museum Chris Barnes An incredible display of some of Aomori's most spectacular Nebuta Floats.
Historical Sengan-En Garden, Kagoshima Peter Sidell Sengan-En is a beautiful, relaxing traditional landscaped garden to the south of Japan's Kagoshima City, which also includ..
Museums Ashikaga Gakko Dario Di Napoli Embedded in a beautiful landscape near Ashikaga City the famous Ashikaga Gakko is located. It is well-known as the oldest university..
Museums Walk the Old Hakone Highway Tomoko Kamishima Can you believe that you can take a walk down the exact same road and see the exact same view that people did 400 year ago?
Museums Riding the Seto Inland Sea Currents Anonymous The Seto Inland Sea appears calm from a distance, but if you go offshore in a boat, you experience its extreme side. The bridges..