10 Temples & Shrines The Secret Garden of Koya San Bonson Lam If you are here on a weekday, you can stroll the quiet temple gardens or the mature grand forests and enjoy the solitude all to yourself.
Museums Hiroshi Senju Museum, Karuizawa Peter Sidell Hiroshi Senju is an internationally renowned painter, President of Kyoto... Part of his 'waterfalls' series, these were painted with fluorescent
9 Historical The Historical Town of Esashi R.S. Reynolds stretch that runs through the old part of town has a number of modest shrines
Historical The Lotus Ponds of Kasumigaura Joe Peters after Lake Biwa (Biwako in Japanese); see my articles on three days in Kyoto... to read more about Lake Biwa and the onsen (hot springs) there.
12 Gardens & Parks Manyo Botanical Garden Tomoko Kamishima Manyo Botanical Garden is situated within the precincts of Kasuga Taisha Shrine and has 300 kinds of flower and plants mentioned in Manyo-shu (Collection
16 Festivals Kiddy Kabuki Janessa Landry This performer heard that the shrine in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture where... To help stabilize the shrine financially and in construction he donated
8 Temples & Shrines Kohun-butsu R.S. Reynolds An extensive and large area of temples, Kohun-butsu in Jiyugaoka in Tokyo is a tranquil environment to enjoy nature and cultural history.
