Historical Mitsumine Shrine in Chichibu Todd Wojnowski worshipped here are Izanagi and Izanami, two gods with primary roles in the Japanese... Yamato Takeru was a great unifier whose adventures are captured in many Japanese
Culture A Visit to the Yokohama Creativecity Center Etsuko Yamada Here, I picked up some information about a Japanese comic drama, Japanese... In these ways, this is a place where people can explore and enjoy Japanese
Culture Akita Dog Museum in Odate Jeremy Yap The Akita dog is designated as a Japanese Natural Treasure and the museum... Moreover the Akita dog seldom barks which is why so many Japanese people
Museums Osatsu Ama San, Woman Diver Museum Chris Glenn If you’ve ever seen the James Bond movie “You Only Live Twice”, you may remember scenes of the traditional Japanese white clothed women free divers known
Historical Short Story of Kachidoki Bridge Manish Prabhune A bridge with a history, Kachidoki Bridge on the Sumida River: I learned about Kachidoki Bridge in 2001, while reading the Japanese comic book Kochi-Kame
Culture Akita Neburi-Nagashi Hall Justin Velgus It is wonderful seeing performers at Japanese festivals, but how about... Also in the room are some displays and a video (in Japanese) about the
Museums Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art Kenji Chida The museum has oil paintings produced by Japanese artists who studied abroad... local artist/craftsperson that was essentially an enclosed traditional Japanese
Museums Samurai Tenements & Merchant Houses Chris Glenn Each of the row houses have their own private garden space.
