Culture Hanami at the Fukuoka Castle Ruins Tristan Scholze Maizuru Park in downtown Fukuoka has the best cherry blossom displays at the castle ruins. Have a hanami picnic under the flow..
Culture Terashima Samurai House in Kanazawa Peter Sidell In Kanazawa in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture, the Terashima House is the preserved residence of Kurando Terashima, a middle class..
Culture Bicycle Museum Cycle Center Mary Kawai Sakai City presents the history of the bicycle in Japan and the world.
Museums Hideyoshi & Kiyomasa Memorial Museum Chris Glenn The Hideyoshi and Kiyomasa Memorial Museum is a small but fitting tribute to the warriors, both born within a stones throw of the..
8 Street & Urban Minakami Haikyo C. Rio Haikyo (廃墟) is a word meaning ruins in Japanese. The word also describes a hobby known in English as Urban Exploration.
Culture Fine Hakata Dolls Elena Lisina Hakata ningyo are some of the finest dolls produced in Japan. Made in Fukuoka from local clay, Hakata dolls have a long history..
Culture Secret Museum Yanai Yamaguchi Kim Bergström A new kind of museum experience is coming to Yamaguchi Prefecture this summer. Opening on June 21st in the historic port town of..
7 Culture Darkness Festival In Tokyo Sandeep Casi Ōkunitama Shrine is said to have been founded in 111 by Emperor Keikō. The shrine's annual festival, Kurayami Matsuri is c..