Museums Zuigan-ji Temple in Matsushima Andrew Kehoe For a short time between October and November the temple grounds are open... Mid March to early April will treat you to plum and cherry blossoms in
9 Temples & Shrines Exotic Beauty of Kin-gyu-in Larry Knipfing Nobody was there, and the inner gate was closed.... And then something else. And something else again.
Museums Siebold Memorial Museum in Nagasaki Alena Eckelmann and to catalog and document them.... found in museums and libraries in The Netherlands and in Germany, first
Culture The Ultimate Geisha Dress-up Bonson Lam The deluxe option for Geisha dress up and professional photos in Kyoto
Culture Kintaikyo Festival 2026 Wednesday - Apr 29th Centered around the iconic and beautiful five-span arched Kintai Bridge... , the event attracts large numbers of people and is a fun day out.
Culture Nunoike Cathedral Chris Glenn Nunoike is Nagoya and Central Japan's largest Catholic Cathedral, with a Gothic Revivalist architectural style and 50m belfries and spires.
12 Traditional Pottery Kilns at Shigaraki Cathy Cawood See climbing kilns at Shigaraki, a town that has produced pottery for thousands of years, and is one of the 'Six Old Kilns of Japan'.
Museums Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art Bonson Lam While Kyoto is usually associated with Ukiyo e and Rinpa art, it has rapidly developed a reputation as the capital of international and innovative art,