6 Temples & Shrines Kinkakuji Steve Leavett-Brown Kinkakuji, more commonly known as the Golden Temple, is as beautiful as it is enigmatic. Originally constructed as a villa, so when..
8 Temples & Shrines Irises at Meiji Shrine Mandy Bartok Catch irises in bloom in the inner garden of Tokyo's Meiji Shrine during the rainy months of May and June
10 Temples & Shrines Hieta Shrine Eitetsu Terakado Hieta Shrine in Kamata is a peaceful place less than 10 minutes from Kamata Station.
12 Temples & Shrines Hongu Town Virginia Gonzalez Hongu is a city in Wakayama Prefecture that is famous for its World Heritage Sites: the Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine and the Kumano..
13 Temples & Shrines Futarasan Chugushi Shrine in Snow Todd Wojnowski Futarasan Chugushi is a beautiful shrine on the shores of Lake Chuzenji in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture. Its beauty is magnified in..
6 Gardens & Parks The Moss Garden at Saihoji Temple Mandy Bartok Saihoji's famed moss garden is worth the effort it takes to get to on the outer fringes of Kyoto
8 Temples & Shrines Chikurinji C. Rio Temple thirty one in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Bamboo Forest Temple.
Historical The Secrets of Nihonmatsu Davide Capretta Nihonmatsu is a great destination for both nature lovers and people who are interested in the spiritual and historical part of Japan...