12 Temples & Shrines Plum Blossom at Kitano-Tenmangu Cathy Cawood Fragrant pink and white plum blossom blooming in the grounds of an ancient Shinto shrine, Kyoto's Kitano Tenmangu.
Culture Ancient Traditions of the Gion Matsuri Bonson Lam I didn’t know anything about what it meant, and only had few hours in Kyoto... look strangely out of place away from the machiya lined walkways that Kyoto
Museums Nijo Castle: Former Imperial Residence Katrina Webber Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shogunate
13 Gardens & Parks Lake Kussharo in Akan National Park R.S. Reynolds Rain or shine, sun or cloud, Lake Kussharo in Akan National Park near the... The surrounding natural hot springs provide the lake with a number of public
Historical Nikko Kaido near Soka Justin Dart highway along which pilgrims passed on their way to Toshogu and other shrines... and temples in Nikko, Tochigi, Nikko Kaido was also crucial to famed &
Museums Takumi no Sato traditional village Brian Sherlock Traditional village for crafts, temples and DIY
Historical Nakatsugawa Juku Justin Dart Slip in to Edo Japan at Nakatsugawa-juku, the 45th of 69 stations on the Nakasendo linking Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto.
Historical Mt. Koya and the Great Teacher Alena Eckelmann Koya, or Koyasan, and it is a small temple town of 4,500 inhabitants in... Their headquarters is Kongobu-ji (“Temple of the Diamond Mountain”) on