Temples & Shrines Kyoto's Famed Saihoji Temple Mandy Bartok Tucked away in the hills west of Kyoto, this unique World Heritage sight boasts one of the city's most amazing gardens
6 Gardens & Parks Plum Blossoms and Buddha Victoria Vlisides Plum blossoms surround giant stone-carved Buddha in Chiba.
11 Street & Urban Tenryu-ji Temple, Kyoto Carrie Jacobs Tenryu-ji temple in Kyoto, an aspicious beginning to spring. Enjoy depth of color and texture on the temple grounds. Sakura blossoms,..
7 Temples & Shrines Dainichiji - Konan City C. Rio Temple twenty eight in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known the Great Sun Temple.
6 Traditional Visiting Great Buddha in Kamakura Elena Lisina Visiting the Great Buddha in Kamakura brings peace and serenity.
8 Temples & Shrines Konsenji C. Rio Kosenji is the third temple in the Ohenro 88 temple pilgrimage around Shikoku. It is located in the small town of Itano, in the..
Temples & Shrines Kifune Shrine in Northern Kyoto Bryan Baier A small but gorgeous and less-traveled shrine in the mountains north of downtown Kyoto.
Temples & Shrines The Great Kannon Anonymous The Goddess of Mercy of Shodo Island overlooks the mountainous landscape on the eastern side. Known in Japanese as Daihonzan Shodoshima..