11 Gardens & Parks Heian Jingu Shrine Cherry Blossoms Illaura Rossiter In Japan's former capital of Kyoto, the gardens at Heian Jingu shrine are especially renowned for their Yae red weeping cherry..
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..
6 Gardens & Parks The Moss Garden at Saihoji Temple Mandy Bartok Saihoji's famed moss garden is worth the effort it takes to get to on the outer fringes of Kyoto
11 Temples & Shrines Kamakura’s Jokomyo-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Jokomyo-ji Temple is located in a quiet valley almost at the middle of JR Kita-Kamakura and Kamakura Station.
Culture Discovering the Oga Lotus Elizabeth S Oga lotus, Chiba Prefecture’s living natural monument, has roots dating back 2000 years. Chiba gifted oga lotus to cities and ..
12 Festivals Hiratsuka Hachimangu Shrine Carrie Jacobs Bonbori Matsuri (500 Lanterns festival) at Hiratsuka Hachimangu Shrine in Hiratsuka-City
16 Museums Furusato Rekishi Koen, Hakatajima Anonymous The Furusato Rekishi Koen is a little museum on Hakatajima Island on the Shimanami Kaido. Housed in a building that looks like a..
Culture Mari Hirano Exhibition 2021 Oct 4th - Nov 7th 2021 Past Event When you hear the words "stained glass" you may immediately think of ornately decorated church windows, but Wakayama-born artist..