Culture Ooka Makoto Kotoba Museum, Mishima Peter Sidell In Mishima in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Ooka Makoto Kotoba Museum holds regular special exhibitions on a range of a..
11 Culture Kinomiya Shrine's Ancient Tree Cathy Cawood Visit the 2,000 year old camphor tree at Kinomiya Shrine, and add a year to your life-span by walking the 20 meter path around the..
Historical Izu Shuzen-ji Temple in Summer Tomoko Kamishima Shuzen-ji Temple was established by Kukai in 807. 500 year later, a respected Chinese priest Issan Ichinei was confined here but..
Culture Omuroyama Yamayaki Mid Feb The Omuro Yamayaki Festival is held in spring each year, and it's an event with around 700 years of history. It originally started..
Museums Atami MOA Museum of Art Tomoko Kamishima Atami MOA Museum of Art: Enjoy Ogata Korin’s famous plum tree painting and real plum blossoms in February
Culture Sano Art Museum The Sano Art Museum is a private art museum, located in the Nakata neighborhood of the city of Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. The muse..
11 Temples & Shrines Atami Kinomiya Shrine Peter Sidell In the resort town of Atami in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Kinomiya Shrine is an attractive, atmospheric Shinto shrine se..
Festivals Pillow Fight in Ito City Late Feb The Pillow Fight in Ito City takes place with teams of eight who battle it out against one another by throwing pillows, while futon..