Culture Mitaka City - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Mitaka City may be famous for the world-renowned Ghibli Museum but the city's temples and shrines are just as interesting. Some..
8 Culture Hongu Shrine in Nikko Lily Hongu Shrine in Nikko is an auxiliary shrine of Futarasan Shrine. Registered as one of the 103 World Heritage buildings of the Temples..
Historical Flower Viewing at Hannyaji Temple Paul Hackshaw Flower viewing at one of Japan's oldest temples in Nara
11 Festivals Ishibashi Cultural Center Hanami Marcella Dita Armilla Ishibashi Cultural Center is the perfect place to discover art and the beauty of the hanami in Kurume.
7 Festivals Beppu Taikai Fireworks Festival Anonymous Summer in Japan is one of the most exciting times of the year. It is the season of fireworks and Yukata (Casual summer kimonos)...
Culture Zuiryu Temple, Takaoka Jonathan Perry A tour of Zuiryu Temple, Takaoka, a beautfiul but little known National Treasure in Toyama Prefecture.
Culture Ryoun-ji in Hamamatsu Peter Sidell In the suburbs of Hamamatsu in central Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Ryoun-ji is a Buddhist temple where you can see fascinating..
Historical Three Days in Kyoto (day 2) Joe Peters Gion is best known as the Geisha district in Kyoto. Visit where Mineko Iwasaki lived. She was the geisha whose partial story was..
