14 Festivals Doll Festival in Takatori-cho Cathy Cawood A Nara village displaying Hinamatsuri dolls in their homes during the entire month of March -- visitors welcome
Culture Towered Over in Marunouchi Jeremy Yap Marunouchi, the business hub of Tokyo with towering skyscrapers built to withstand nature wrath of earthquakes and tremors.
Historical Surprises at Sankeien Garden Steve Morton Sankeien Garden: Join me as I discover traditional Japanese culture in modern Yokohama
Culture Ome City - Temples and Shrines Sleiman Azizi Ome City in the Tama region of western Tokyo is home to many historical and cultural temples and shrines. These include Nariki Kumano..
10 Historical Fountainhead of Nikko Yumoto Onsen Tomoko Kamishima It is said that Priest Shodo who discovered most of the inner Nikko area also discovered a fountainhead in Yumoto in 788. He set..
Culture Mitsuaki Iwago: Koneko 2021 Jul 3rd - Sep 5th 2021 Past Event A special event taking place at the Onomichi City Museum of Art looks at the photographic works of Mitsuaki Iwago, who is famous..
10 Gardens & Parks A Tour of Nikko's Chuzen-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Chuzen-ji Temple in Nikko, besides being know for its huge, gorgeous, 48-arm wooden Buddhist statue carved into a living tree, is..
7 Temples & Shrines Gokurakuji C. Rio Located about 1.3 km to the east of Ryozenji (temple #1), Gokurakuji is the second of the 88 temple Ohenro pilgrimage. Founded..