10 Culture Keiryu-ji Temple in Utsunoya Peter Sidell In Utsunoya, close to Shizuoka in central Japan, Keiryu-ji is a peaceful Buddhist temple.
6 Culture Izu Shaboten Zoo Lily Izu Shaboten Zoo is a zoo in Ito City, Shizuoka. Along with animals, the zoo features over 1,500 different species of cacti from..
8 Culture Public Art in Shimizu Peter Sidell In the streets of Shimizu, a suburb of Shizuoka in central Japan, you'll find a range of interesting, sometimes unusual statues..
11 Culture Narita-san Shingo-ji Temple Peter Sidell In the Shizuoka suburb of Fujieda in central Japan, Narita-san Shingo-ji is a Buddhist temple with a diverse collection of interesting..
7 Historical The Cute Statues of Ito Peter Sidell On the east coast of Japan's volcanic Izu Peninsula, the hot spring town of Ito has a number of cute statues topping fountains..
Culture Parallel Histories 2020-2021 Nov 21st 2020 - Jan 11th 2021 Past Event "Parallel Histories: The Several Currents of Contemporary Art" is a special exhibition taking place at the Shizuoka Prefectural..
12 Temples & Shrines Jounji temple, Numazu Peter Sidell In Numazu on the Izu Peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Jounji is a Buddhist temple with a lavish green garden setting,..
6 Temples & Shrines Arai Shrine John Carter Walking the coastline of Ito in search of William Adams past I stumbled upon a small shrine perched half way upon a mountain. ..