11 Culture Egaraten Shrine in Kamakura Lily Egaraten Shrine, in Kamakura, is dedicated to Sugawarano Michizane, a Heian Period nobleman and scholar. Since then, the shrine..
15 Traditional Experience Kabuki Music Aude Beaumond Get the opportunity to experience Kabuki performances by professionals in an intimate setting and try playing some traditional instruments...
Festivals Tobe Autumn Festival Anonymous Tobe Autumn Festival is a good opportunity to see the pottery and other products of Tobe gathered in one place. The fruit and sake..
9 Gardens & Parks Ueno Park - Sakura Season Susan Tumanon I often see Ueno Park on Japanese TV whenever cherry blossom season approches. I decided to see what the buzz was all about.
Museums Seienkaku Residence Alena Eckelmann Sakata, a small town in the northwestern part of Honshu Island, has a rich merchant history that is revealed to the observant visitor..
Culture Inashimo-Jinja Shrine in Matsuzaki Peter Sidell In Matsuzaki on the Izu Peninsula, not far from Tokyo in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Inashimo-jinja is a shinto shrine with..
11 Museums Zero Odate Art Unit Jeremy Yap Zero Odate Art Project is based in Odate City and it hopes to promote Odate to Japan and the world
Culture Kew Gardens Flowers Exhibition 2021 Apr 15th - Jun 6th 2021 Past Event Aspecial exhibition taking place at the Shizuoka City Museum of Art looks into a range of botanical artworks which were inspired..