Festivals Ikegami Honmonji Wind Chime Festival 2019 Jul 1st - 21st 2019 Past Event Five hundred wind chimes are strung across the temple grounds of Ikegami Honmonji at the top of the long staircase that leads to..
Traditional Ikegami Temple Town Japan Travel The founding of Ikegami Honmonji in 1276 by the Buddhist monk and scholar Nichiren led to the growth of a small town in the surrounding..
Culture A Samurai Parade in Tokyo 2017 Feb 5th 2017 Past Event On 5th February 2017, a samurai parade “Yomigaeru Mushashi-Nitta” will be held in Tokyo.
Festivals Finding Japan Bon Dance Festival 2023 Aug 26th - Sep 10th 2023 Past Event The Finding Japan Bon Odori Festival at Haneda Airport Garden is set to showcase Akita's Nishimonai Bon Odori, Kochi's Yosakoi..
7 Street & Urban Commuting in Kamata R.S. Reynolds Walking through the neighborhoods of Kamata on my way to my commute into Tokyo
Culture Magome Writers’ Village Japan Travel In the early 1900s, the area of Magome in Ota Ward attracted a number of Japan’s top writers and artists.
Culture Jisho-in Temple Sleiman Azizi Jisho-in Temple in Ota City Ward, Tokyo, once housed the deity of pestilence, Gozu-tenno. Visited by Tokugawa shoguns to help cure..
Culture Ota City Summer Festivals in August Japan Travel Summer in Japan is festival (matsuri) season, which means fireworks, dancing, street food, and plenty of colorful yukatas!