Culture Getting Naked in Konomiya 2026 Sunday - Mar 1st Hadeka Matsuri (Naked Festival) is held at the Owari Shosha, Konomiya Shrine... festival still manages to draw huge crowds to the precincts of the ancient shrine
Festivals Oto Matsuri 2027 Saturday - Feb 6th A festival with a history of more than 1400 years Kamikura Shrine, Shingu, Wakayama
Historical Rokusho Jinja Katrina Webber Rokusho Jinja- shrine where Tokugawa Ieyasu was prayed for and taken to be named as a child.
Culture Getting to Know: Fushimi Inari Taisha Ash Fushimi Inari Taisha is a beautiful shrine that's particularly photogenic and famous - the grounds are home to thousands of red torii gates which frame
Historical Ashikuraji Oyama Jinja Kerrie Hankinson This beautiful shrine is steeped in history and mystery.
Culture Peace Pagoda Paul Walsh Mountaintop shrine to world peace with great views over the city of Hiroshima and out to the islands of the Inland Sea.
Historical Cycle the Kibi Plain Suwannee Payne The bike route starts at Bizen-Ichinomiya station and after winding through rice fields, temples, and shrines, ends at Soja station.
18 Culture Worth a Michelangelo Alena Eckelmann Nikko's Toshogu Shrine and other Toshogu shrines around Japan are not... There are many more temples, shrines and other buildings that were richly