13 Temples & Shrines Zazen Hall and Paintings of Eiheiji Takako Sakamoto Complete guide to Eiheiji Temple 05: The fifth guide focuses on 'Sanshōkaku (Reception Hall)', 'Sō-dō (Zazen Hall ..
12 Culture The Iconic Karamon Gate of Eiheiji Takako Sakamoto Complete guide to Eiheiji Temple 03, Fukui: The third guide focuses on 'Kara-mon (Chinese gate)', only accessible to i..
Culture “Pictures of Hope" in Tohoku Yuri Sasano The exhibition ''Pictures of Hope” exhibition displays about 420 pictures drawn by the children from disaster-hit area..
15 Historical Ultimate Guide to Osaka Castle: 01 Takako Sakamoto Ultimate Guide to Osaka Castle and Park: This is a step-by-step introduction to Osaka Castle and the spacious park surrounding it...
Culture Iris Festival at Daian-zenji Temple Takako Sakamoto At Daian-zenji Temple, beautiful irises in full bloom welcomed me. There was soothing music in the air, coming from a Chinese ..
14 Temples & Shrines Kyoto Toyokuni Shrine Takako Sakamoto Toyokuni Shrine, Higashiyama, Kyoto, is where Toyotomi Hideyoshi is enshrined. It had been closed and forbidden to enter for 269..
Historical Bando POW Camp Site, Tokushima Takako Sakamoto Can you imagine any POW camp being a paradise? I couldn't, until I learned about this Bando POW Camp in WWI, from 1917 to 1920..
13 Historical Tokushima Castle Ruins Takako Sakamoto The stone walls are so colorful, and there is a statue of the first lord of Tokushima Han, Hachisuka Iemasa in the center of the..