13 Festivals A Winter Wonderland Illaura Rossiter Snowy scenes and ice sculptures dominate the landscape each February at Japan's biggest snow festival in Sapporo, Hokkaido...
Museums Bizen Osafune Sword Museum Kenji Chida Bizen Osafune Museum and Village is not just a place to view swords but its a village where the craft of sword making and metal..
7 Culture Autumn Leaves of Ankoku-ji, Tajima Takako Sakamoto The spectacular view of illuminated autumn leaves (of Japanese enkianthus) captured in picture-frame-like windows at an old temple..
Historical Nachi Taisha - Kumano Kodo Katherine Moore Nachi Taisha with its waterfall and pagoda is one of the 3 sacred shrines of Kumano in the Kii Mountains - and probably the most..
Culture Space Oguraya Gallery in Yanaka Abi Barber A tiny art gallery in Yanaka, Space Oguraya has some beautiful paintings and a friendly, peaceful atmosphere.
7 Temples & Shrines Jorakuji C. Rio Temple fourteen in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Temple of Everlasting Peace
Historical Kumenan Town Kenji Chida Kumenan Town is a forest-filled land of temples and parks in the center of Okayama Prefecture.
Museums The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura [Closed] Harumi Inouye The wonderful Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura, was opened in 1951 in Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine. It was the first museum of modern..