Culture A Passion for Morning Glories Tomoko Kamishima “Morning Glories” “Morning Glories” (Collection of the Metropolitan Museum... influenced by his outdoor sketches is 'Mountain Stream' (Nezu Museum
Historical Kofukuji Temple in Nara Todd Wojnowski The Kofukuji National Treasure Museum houses numerous statues, paintings... However, the National Treasure Museum and Eastern Golden Hall are only
Museums Utsunomiya’s Ohya-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima We can see some of the artifacts from the excavations in a small museum... The temple (including buildings, cave, museum, and garden) isn’t big at
Culture Exploring Yasukuni Shrine Lee Prescott In addition to this controversial site, the grounds also house a war museum... Near the museum, a number of statues commemorating the lesser acknowledged
14 Gardens & Parks Irises at Yakushiike Park Cathy Cawood enough to see two gardeners who the park brochure referred to as 'iris musume
Culture Onomichi’s 'Cat Alley' Meredith Lescoe been restored, and now house secret garden restaurants, cafes, bars, museums
Museums Mikimoto Pearls Chris Glenn The island features 4 main pavilions, the Pearl Plaza, Pearl Museum, the... Some of the intricate artworks on display in the Pearl Museum include the
Culture Ritsurin-koen Peter Sidell Also in the north garden I had a look round the Sanuki Folkcraft Museum... browsed an extensive range of trinkets, snacks and stonecraft goods; the museum
