12 Gardens & Parks Ume Blossoms at Hamarikyu Garden Leslie Taylor looking forward to Cherry Blossom season - a time when beautiful scenery and... However, if you feel like you just can't wait any longer, why not check
Historical Shinagawa’s Tozen-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Willis, a giant of a man who stood 6 feet 8 inches tall, was a surgeon and... Big men are big hearted, and he is no exception.”
16 Museums Sabae Echizen Lacquer Ware Town Larry Knipfing Japan is known worldwide for its beautiful traditional lacquer ware, and Sabae in Fukui prefecture is one of Japan's top lacquer ware spots.
Historical Taisan-ji Temple in Imabari Anonymous A central tenet of Buddhism is that “things change”, and so has the name... It used to refer to “easy birth”, and so women still come here to pray
Culture Boat Ride Through Geibikei Gorge Sarah Mathews Of course, these are a must-see, but if you are a nature and scenery buff... like me, then you can’t go to this area and miss seeing this beautiful
Culture Matsushima Foliage Light Up 2026 Late Oct - Late Nov The Matsushima Foliage Light up is a unique event in Japan that gives you the chance to see an illuminated Zen Garden ablaze with fall colors.
Museums Discover Fukuoka's National Treasure Haruka Saijo That is what happened to an ordinary farmer in Fukuoka named Jinbe on the... 金印 = golden stamp) got brought out to light after its deep long sleep, and
Museums Sekigahara Battlefield Chris Glenn Sekigahara was the biggest, the bloodiest, the most violent and most important... battles, fought between the factions of a nation divided in two, East and