Festivals Celebrate the New Year in Shinagawa Serena Ogawa Shinagawa has a host of ways for you to celebrate the New Year, whether you want a Japanese experience of something more western-style...
32 Street & Urban Tokyo desu! Elena Lisina The photos of different parts of Tokyo illustrating a real image of the city.
12 Temples & Shrines Joun-ji Cathy Cawood Tucked away behind shops and offices in downtown Machida, Joun-ji has a pretty main hall with beautiful woodcarvings and a pleasant..
17 Gardens & Parks Ueno Toshogu Garden Jeanne Aucerf Hidden in the middle of Tokyo's Ueno Park, this magnificent peony garden is well worth discovering for nature addicts and beauty..
Sanja Matsuri Festival 2016 Jeradyne Cheong The Sanja Matsuri festival held in May in Asakusa every year is one of the wildest and most popular festivals in Tokyo. It cel..
13 Temples & Shrines Multiple Ema at Meiji Jingu Odilia Sindy Okinawati See ema wooden plaques written not only in Japanese, but also in various foreign languages.
10 Temples & Shrines Yushima Tenjin Takane Shoji Built in commemoration of Sugawara no Michizane, a figure regarded as the god of scholarship, the Yushima Shrine is one of Tok..
11 Temples & Shrines Niijima: Shrine and Cemetery Hannah Bambra Jusansha Shrine is a Buddhist exile cemetery and shrine on Izu island, Japan. During the Edo period, academics, scholars and even..