12 Culture Grand Shrine of Kumano Hongu Taisha Larry Knipfing The grand shrine for over 3000 Kumano shrines around Japan, Kumano Hongu Taisha is truly dignified and beautiful.
12 Culture Teizen-in Peter Sidell In the suburbs of Shizuoka in central Japan, Teizen-in is a large, restful Buddhist temple, home to beautiful wooden carvings and bronze statues.
Culture Roses in Japan Elena Lisina The rose in Japan is not as popular as other flowers of the country, but the world's first "blue rose" was grown in Japan.
Festivals Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival 2026 Mid Sep Held annually on the weekend after obon festivities since 1956, the Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival is a large-scale celebration of dance and traditional music
Culture Yamashina Gishi Matsuri at Bishamondo-Monzeki 2025 Sunday - Dec 14th The Bishamondo-Monzeki is a Buddhist Tendai temple located in Yamashina, Kyoto.
33 Culture Surprises in Japan Elena Lisina the center of cities such as Tokyo, Kyoto, Matsumoto, and Nara.... In Nara and on the island of Miyajima, deer roam in large numbers, at will
Culture Ikedaya in Niigata Gaurav Raja Dahal also includes an elevated Shonin style room, a room raised above others in... building and past ways of life as well as dining sets and utensils used in
Culture Kyoto: My Alternative Top 3 Temples Peter Sidell Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto is home to hundreds of shrines and temples: here are three of my favourite less visited ones.