12 Temples & Shrines Silent Path to Eiheiji Temple Takako Sakamoto Complete guide to Eiheiji Temple 01: A step-by-step guide to Eiheiji Temple, Fukui. First gate to the entrance gate, and the l..
Culture Ishite-ji Temple in Matsuyama Anonymous Ishite Temple is a weird place. Ishite-ji, as it's known in Japanese, is No. 51 of the 88 temples that form the Shikoku Pilgrimage...
Culture The Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony Early Oct If you're passionate about tea, or enjoy learning about Japanese culture, the Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony is a fantastic event..
Culture Ashikaga Orihime Shrine Yonatan Friis Ashikaga Orihime Shrine is dedicated to the Shinto diety Orihime. The current shrine was built in 1937.
7 Street & Urban Nihonbashi Manish Prabhune Nihonbashi ("Japan Bridge") is considered the kilometer zero point of Tokyo, the point held as a reference to indicate the distance..
Culture Chichu Art Museum Bonson Lam The museum’s namesake is the amalgamation of two Japanese words, “earth” and “middle”, with the majority of the exhibits displ..
Culture Ogose Plum Blossom Festival Feb 11th - Mar 19th The plum blossom festival in Ogose Bairin in Saitama Prefecture is considered one of the three big plum blossom festivals of the..
Museums National Museum of Western Art Todd Wojnowski National Museum of Western Art in Ueno Park, Tokyo, is the premier collection of art from the Western tradition in Japan. It hosts..