Culture Three Tides Tattoo Perri Silverstein segment called “Tattoo Age” chronicling tattoo artists around the world- Mutsuo
Museums Wa Rasse Nebuta House in Aomori Justin Velgus Aomori ring throughout the day and night during the week long Nebuta Matsuri
Culture In Search of the Sakai Daimyo in Tsuruoka City Alena Eckelmann told me that the 19thLord of Sakai is an entrepreneur and the owner of Matsu
Historical Kamigamo Shrine: A Place of Healing Tomoko Kamishima One of the three most famous festivals in Kyoto, Aoi Matsuri, began as
Museums The Story of Tojin Okichi Yoshiko Toyama There are well known men of that era, such as Kaishu Katsu and Ryoma Sakamoto
Museums Shikido Museum Anonymous peculiar little display of a Botchan Train carriage and a bust of the author Natsume
Festivals Suimu Shrine Festival 2026 Late Sep the autumn equinox, they have with a festival called the “Suimu Jinja Matsuri