12 Temples & Shrines Tochigi Ungan-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima 700 years ago, more than 3000 disciples learned and practiced at remote and isolated Ungan-ji Temple, in Tochigi Prefecture, following..
10 Gardens & Parks A Tour of Nikko's Chuzen-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Chuzen-ji Temple in Nikko, besides being know for its huge, gorgeous, 48-arm wooden Buddhist statue carved into a living tree, is..
Culture Woodland Museum: Picture Book Hill Stacy Kurokawa Picture Book Hill, a museum that opened in 1998, is a cozy yet airy, a beautifully-designed low, wooden building in the woods. This..
Culture The Hydrangeas of Kurobane Castle Jamila Brown Many people come to see the beautiful Hydrangeas of Kurobane Castle. They bloom every summer from mid June to early July.
9 Culture Joukyou-ji Temple in Utsunomiya Peter Sidell In Utsunomiya, a city north of Tokyo in Japan's Tochigi prefecture, Joukyou-ji is a small but attractive Buddhist temple.
11 Culture Nikko's Famous Toshogu Shrine Lily As part of the 'Shrines and Temples of Nikko,' Nikko Toshogu Shrine, located in Tochigi Prefecture, was registered as a..
9 Temples & Shrines A Rinno-ji Temple Cemetery in Nikko Larry Knipfing Just next to the Narabi Jizo Statues area, there are steps that lead up to a cemetery exclusively for the monks that have died while..