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Sendai Tanabata Festival

Sendai Tanabata Festival

Brian Sealey

decorations made by citizens from all over Japan, from Kushidama to paper cranes... heartbreaking of decorations come from Nagasaki and Hiroshima, where thousands of cranes

Miyagi
Hokoku-ji Temple in Spring

Hokoku-ji Temple in Spring

Tomoko Kamishima

in the mid 13th Century, their priests cultivated and refined various arts... that related to their Buddhist principles; arts such as calligraphy, seal-engraving

Kanagawa 1
Worth a Michelangelo 18

Worth a Michelangelo

Alena Eckelmann

Finding a treasure trove for beautiful frescos, statues and carved ceilings crafted by Ishikawa Uncho, also known as the "Michelangelo of Echigo"

Niigata 2
Rediscover Japan's Railways in Kitakyushu

Rediscover Japan's Railways in Kitakyushu

Anonymous

veritable celebration of metal and other materials in various finely crafted... local ingredients are used, and the containers are typically works of art

Fukuoka