10 Culture Okutama's Mitake Shrine Steve Morton of worship for almost 2000 years making it one of Japan`s most sacred sites
Historical Free Classes at Shakaden Reiyukai Connor Lappin Lying at the foot of Tokyo Tower and amongst the chaos of suburban Minato sits... Whilst not the main site to see in Minato, located just a few hundred meters
Historical The Castles of Nagoya Daniel Vesey Luckily I only had to go one stop back and I knew it would be there when... It is pretty hard to get a good picture of the castle close up, as it sits
Culture Discovering the Oga Lotus Elizabeth S Tokyo-based university archaeological teams excavated the site and found... The boats associated with the site were conclusively dated to the Yayoi
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’ Top 20 Buildings in the World
Traditional Machida Jidai Matsuri 2026 Early Nov swords and breathtaking horseback archery, or yabusame, at the main event site
Temples & Shrines Sayonara Henro: Okuboji Temple 88 Arlene Bastion But this would make 88 a not so lucky number.... the first temples to allow women to climb mountains that led to sacred sites
Street & Urban What's Niigata Sign Kim Bergström Many cities around the world have name signs that serve as both identifiers