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
Museums Oita's Samurai House, Ohara Tei Genevieve Cook Rather than rules and regulations, which usually come with historical museums
Museums 3331 Arts Chiyoda Peter Sidell In a city where there are already more museums and galleries than you can
14 Gardens & Parks Irises at Yakushiike Park Cathy Cawood enough to see two gardeners who the park brochure referred to as 'iris musume
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
Museums The Birthplace of Miyamoto Musashi Chris Glenn A small museum dedicated to the great swordsman is usually open, but for... a swordsman of such renown, and a hero to so many, the museum is rather