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..
Culture Christmas Decorations Marunouchi Sue Ann Kunath Christmas was nearing and the Walt Disney Company helped me to get into the festive mood by bringing its magic to Central Toky..
Museums Isso-an Anonymous Issō-an, home of the free-form haiku poet Taneda Santōka who lived until 1940. It stands on the route of the Iyo Yama no Be no..
Culture The Kitchen God of Sefa Utaki Bonson Lam Sefa Utaki is the Okinawan way of acknowledging the “ultimate ancestor”, the creator of the Ryukyu Islands. It is a place of r..
Culture What to Do with a Day in Tokyo Kuv Ahmad Do you have friends visiting Tokyo for the first time or have you just arrived? The Tsukiji Outer Market, Hamarikyu Gardens and..
Culture Finnish Design for Everyday Life 2020 Oct 10th - Nov 15th 2020 Past Event The exhibition "Finnish Design for Everyday Life" will take place at the Tottori Prefectural Museum from October 10 until November..
Culture Not Only India Sleiman Azizi Tsukiji Honganji Temple in Tsukiji, Tokyo, is a Buddhist temple featuring a cosmopolitan design based on Indian motifs.
Historical Hirosaki: Fujita Memorial Garden Andrew Checkley Whether you favour the Eastern or Western way of tea, these charming gardens make for a pleasant rest from Hirosaki's main tourist..