Culture A Stroll Down Shitamachi Takane Shoji If you have seen enough of Asakusa, and are beginning to get a little weary of the swarm of people near the temple, it may be time..
12 Culture Kyoto Nijo-jo’s Waraku-an Teahouse Tomoko Kamishima Waraku-an is a comfortable teahouse in Seiryu-en Garden at the World Heritage Site, Nijo Castle. The well-trimmed beautiful garden..
Culture Ichinoe Nanushi Yashiki Sleiman Azizi An Edo Period farmhouse belong to the the high ranked Tajima Family, Ichinoe Nanushi Yashiki is a beautifully preserved property..
9 Culture Keitoku-in Temple in Izu-Taga Peter Sidell In Izu-Taga near Atami in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Keitoku-in is a charming Buddhist temple with a fine view over the coastline...
Culture The Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon Matsuri Meredith Lescoe A look into a little known, yet immensely entertaining, hikiyama festival in the Hokuriku region of Japan.
9 Historical Nagasaki Ohura Church Tomoko Kamishima Ohura Church stands on a hill in the Minami-yamate section of Nagasaki. It was built in 1865 as a Catholic Church memorial to 26..
Museums Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum Elysse Hurtado One of the country's most high profile ceramic art centers, full of innovative modern art from both local and international..
8 Museums Mother and Child Museum on Omishima Anonymous The Ken Iwata Mother and Child Museum on Omishima is a very strange art gallery. It’s a ring of whitewashed concrete open to t..