15 Temples & Shrines Fukui's Taichoji Temple in Snow Takako Sakamoto I set out in sunshine to revisit Fukui's Taichoji Temple in snow, but it began sleeting, and I found this beautiful temple half..
7 Temples & Shrines Gokokuji Temple, Bunkyo-ku Manish Prabhune Gokokuji a fantastic and picturesque buddhist temple in Tokyo, one of the few ones which survived the WWII bombing.
Traditional Sendai Toshogu Shrine and Market Justin Velgus The Toshogu shrine in Sendai was built by the Date clan to honor Ieyasu Tokugawa. It has several cultural properties and hosts an..
8 Temples & Shrines Namba Yasaka Shrine, Osaka Gloria Ticconi Yasaka Shrine is a nice surprise, hidden in a busy metropolis like Osaka. It's an unusual shrine, maybe not easy to find without..
11 Temples & Shrines Kamakura Sugimoto-dera Temple Tomoko Kamishima Sugimoto-dera Temple was established in the year 734. There is a legend that 3-kannon statues at the temple escaped from a fire..
7 Temples & Shrines Kiyomizu-dera in Autumn Manish Prabhune Spending autumn in Japan's cultural capital is one of the most beautiful memories I have of the Kansai region, and Kiyomizu-dera..
15 Temples & Shrines Shimogamo Shrine Cathy Cawood Photos of World Heritage Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, one of Kyoto's two Kamo Shrines. Shimogamo pre-dates Kyoto becoming the..
10 Temples & Shrines Hotoku Ninomiya Shrine, Odawara Larry Knipfing This shrine, established in 1894, is dedicated to the great agronomist, philosopher, and economist, Sontoku Ninomiya.