9 Temples & Shrines Oya Temple, Near Utsunomiya Megan Page Standing in the shadows of Buddha at Oya Temple, just outside Utsunomiya city, Tochigi prefecture.
Culture The True Wild Country of Iya Valley Phillip Nelson Iya Valley in western Tokushima on Shikoku is a perfect sightseeing trip including some wonderful sights such as Kazura Vine bridge.
12 Gardens & Parks Niigata's Saito Family Summer Villa Tomoko Kamishima The villa is just next to the famous Japanese restaurant Ikinari-ya.
13 Traditional Kyoto's Gion District Komal Khiani These houses now function as restaurants, teahouses (ocha-ya) where guests
Culture Kodai-ji Autumn Illumination 2026 Late Oct - Mid Dec series of fires after 1789 but fortunately the original buildings of Otama-ya
7 Historical The Weeping Cherry of Kiyamachi Bonson Lam After dark, take a seat by the window at Ryōri ya Otaya and watch the cherry
6 Festivals In Photos: Karatsu Kunchi Festival Mandy Bartok With shouts of "En-ya" or "Yoisa", they race down thoroughfares
17 Temples & Shrines Yakuri Temple in Autumn Anonymous name from the legend that Kobo Daishi planted eight chestnut trees here (ya