9 Temples & Shrines Early Morning: Yasaka Jinja Shrine Larry Knipfing In the quiet of the early morning, Kyoto's Yasaka Jinja Shrine was quiet and serene, and the lighting was soft and comforting.
Culture Ena Sakaori Tanada Justin Dart Found on the outskirts of Ena and only reachable by car, the Ena Sakaori Tanada... terraced rice fields are truly a treasure of the Japanese ‘inaka’ or countryside
6 Temples & Shrines Yasaka Shrine Shijo Gion Kyoto Bonson Lam These days it is called Yasaka Shrine, and visitors love coming here during
Culture Takashi Yanase Exhibition 2026 Feb 6th - Apr 5th The Takashi Yanase Exhibition: Life is a Game of Joy opens on February 6th at the Matsuzakaya Museum of Art, and marks the first large-scale traveling
9 Temples & Shrines Kyoto Yasaka Shrine in the morning Tomoko Kamishima Yasaka Shrine has been there since before Kyoto became capital of Japan.
8 Festivals Yanaizu's Nanokado Hadaka Mairi Stephanie Marley artist Saito Kiyoshi, and its yearly Naked Man Festival, the Nanokado Hadaka... To win good luck for the new year, men participating in the Yanaizu Hadaka
12 Temples & Shrines Twilight View of Yasaka-no-to Tower Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto: Beautiful silhouette of Yasaka-no-to Tower above the afterglow of the sunset
12 Gardens & Parks Yamanaka-jo Castle Park, Mishima Peter Sidell Between Mishima and Hakone in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Yamanaka-jo is a beautiful hilltop park on the site of an old fort, with colorful flowers