Culture Wandering Through the Toyama Glass Art Museum Kim Bergström The Toyama Glass Art Museum is housed in an architecturally impressive building, and displays a range of glass art pieces. Of particular..
10 Gardens & Parks Autumn Leaves at Kojo Park Michael Mighty Photos of the autumn season in Kojo Park (Toyama)
Museums Takaoka Kojo Park in Winter Jonathan Perry How to spend half a day or more in Kojo Park, Takaoka
Culture Takaoka Metal Casting Alena Eckelmann Takaoka is famous throughout Japan for its well-developed metal casting industry. Imono, or cast metal items, from Takaoka have..
6 Culture Experience Making Washi at Gokayama Alena Eckelmann Washi experience; how to make Japanese paper at an experience center near Gokayama UNESCO villages: step-by-step introduction and..
13 Festivals Ukai Festival Jonathan Jahnke The Ukai Festival: using trained cormorants to catch fish.
Culture Washi Wonders in Gokayama Alena Eckelmann At the Gokayama Washi no Sato, or “Gokayama Japanese Paper Village”, you can buy washi and washi-made items and you can make w..