8 Street & Urban Eight Views of Tokyo Skytree Tower Senén Germade 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji' is an ukiyo-e series of large, color woodblock prints by the Japanese artist Katsushika..
Culture Ikeda Masuo Art Museum In Izu Peter Sidell Beautifully located near Atami on the Izu Peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, there's a charming museum dedicated..
Historical Shiroishi Oni Kajuro Festival Andrew Checkley The small but perfectly built Shiroishi Castle makes for a pleasant trip all year round, though it comes to life as at no other..
10 Culture Kodaira Festival Meg Sing Kodaira Festival is held by Hitotsubashi University on its Kunitachi campus. Freshmen students, sports clubs, interest groups and..
11 Culture Togeppo Saioku-ji Temple in Mariko Peter Sidell Close to Shizuoka City in central Japan, Togeppo Saioku-ji is a peaceful Buddhist temple, with an elegant garden and relics from..
12 Temples & Shrines Nison-in Temple, Kyoto Larry Knipfing Established long ago, in 834, Nison-in was destroyed during the Onin War (1467-1477) and then rebuilt. Many people flock here during..
Culture Utsunomiya Archaeological Site Stacy Kurokawa Utsunomiya Archaeological Site, Iseki no Hiroba, opened in 1994. It features the largest reconstructed ancient pit dwelling of its..
Culture Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens R A This garden is only one of two surviving Edo period gardens in the mega metropolis of Tokyo. This makes it one of the oldest and..
