Museums Yamate Koen Park Tomoko Kamishima If you’d like to enjoy some greenery and big trees during your stay in Yokohama, I know just the place for you: Yamate Koen Pa..
Historical Kappa Monster Hunting in Tono Justin Velgus Kappa monsters can supposedly be found over Japan, but there is one place where they said to be so common they are immortalized..
Culture Sengakuji Temple 4.5 (2Reviews) Sengakuji, located in Minato City, is a major temple of the Soto Zen sect of Buddhism and is primarily known as the resting place of the 47 ronin. The..
Culture Koshigaya City Guide Elizabeth S Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture is an easy day trip just 30 kilometers from Tokyo. Koshigaya is a shopping destination, wit..
6 Culture Osaka's Umeda Sky Building Fiona Yoshitake Alongside the Parthenon, the Taj Mahal and Sagrada Familia, Osaka’s Sky Building was nominated in 2008 as one of The Times’ To..
Culture Koishikawa Korakuen Plum Festival 2027 Early Feb - Early Mar The Koishikawa Korakuen Plum Festival is held when the garden's plum trees are looking their best, and along with the floral..
Culture Ancient Traditions of the Gion Matsuri Bonson Lam Be transported by the sounds and sights of Gion Matsuri, a Millennium old festival in the open air art gallery of Kyoto’s old ..
Culture Kasuga Taisha 5 (1Review) The great Kasuga Shrine (Kasuga Taisha) is located in Nara Park. It was built at the same time as the capital and is dedicated to the deity responsible..