Culture Ekin Festival: Spooky Paintings by Candlelight 2026 Mid - Late Jul Macabre and festival lovers alike will love this unique festival displaying paintings of kabuki scenes by Ekin, a well known Kochi artist who lived in
Historical Three Days in Kyoto (day 3) Joe Peters Stay at the Ryokan where the famous film director, Akira Kurosawa slept in Kyoto, followed by some okonomiyaki, a tour of Nishiki Markets and Kabuki at
11 Culture Fox Temple of Akasaka in June Larry Knipfing Foxes: Toyokawa Inari Temple near Akasakamitsuke (Ginza & Marunouchi Subway) is a truly fascinating place to visit.
9 Museums Take A Walk In Yanesen Tokyo Joe Peters about seeing the ancient temples, the interesting shops along Yanaka Ginza
10 Temples & Shrines Tsukiji Honganji Temple Manish Prabhune Next to the Tsukuji Fish Market, walking towards Ginza, there is a temple which I had seen many times, but had not gone inside to check it out.
13 Culture Spotting Foxes at Toyokawa Inari Temple Larry Knipfing Just a 5-minute walk from Akasaka-Mitsuke Station on the Ginza Line or Marunouchi Line, the temple is famous for foxes.
Museums Ueno: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Takako Sakamoto see traditional performing arts and be proud of would probably be the Kabuki-za... in Ginza or Minami-za in Kyoto.