9 Temples & Shrines Exotic Beauty of Kin-gyu-in Larry Knipfing At Kin-gyu-in, the outer gate was open. Nobody was there; the inner gate was closed. I turned back to leave when something caught..
7 Temples & Shrines Kakurinji C. Rio Temple twenty in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Crane Forest Temple
12 Temples & Shrines Kyoto Kawai Jinja Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Kawai-jinja Shrine is near the south gate of Tadasu-no-mori Forest at the entrance of Shimogamo Jinja Shrine. Here, we can exp..
11 Traditional Ryoan-ji, North West Kyoto Katherine Moore Set in a large garden with a pond, Ryoan-ji is the home of Japan's most famous Zen Garden. Sit in quite contemplation and maybe..
17 Festivals Pre-Yamakasa at Kushida Shrine Haruka Saijo The shrine that holds Yamakasa, one of the biggest summer festivals in Kyushu, becomes very lively in July, especially right b..
7 Temples & Shrines Kyoto's Kinkaku-ji Andre Moreira Kyoto was named the world's best city by Travel and Leisure in 2014, and when you visit gardens like Kinkaku-ji (also called..
11 Temples & Shrines Sweeping Views of Tokyo City Hall Yoshiko Toyama If the weather is clear, you can enjoy views of the Tama mountains and Mount Fuji. This is an inexpensive tourist spot. And with..