8 Temples & Shrines Nikko's Taiyu-in Temple/Mausoleum Larry Knipfing What attracted me most of all about Nikko's Taiyu-in is its location: Situated amongst hundreds of tall, old beautiful cedar..
Culture Penny Candy Store Museum Bonson Lam Take a friend from the baby boomer generation and reminisce at this labour of love.
Culture Proposed Tokyo 2020 Logo Makes Waves Jerome Lee Aug 24, 2015 A new-proposed Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo, by a Japanese graphic designer living in Spain, is garnering favourable attention
Historical Kanzeon-ji Buddhist Temple Tony Mariani A temple built to honor Empress Saimei and home to a National Treasure
9 Temples & Shrines Sculpture at Mishima Shrine, Toon Anonymous The unassuming-looking Mishima Shrine in Toon is home to some interesting wooden statuary dating from the Northern and Southern..
11 Arts & Crafts Yamazaki Suntory Whiskey Distillery Cathy Cawood Suntory Whiskey Distillery in Yamazaki offers free tours of their whiskey library, distillery, and aging cellar and includes whiskey..
Culture Rimpa and Impressionism 2020-2021 Nov 14th 2020 - Jan 24th 2021 Past Event Rimpa is one of the major historical schools of Japanese painting, created in 17th Century Kyoto. Another iconic form of painting..