8 Gardens & Parks The Gardens of Mifune Bonson Lam It's time to smell the flowers. The cherry blossoms have come and gone, but Kumamoto Prefecture in May is a wonderful place..
Culture Noda and Oosugi-sama Exhibition 2018 Nov 9th 2018 Past Event Noda City Museum hosts a special exhibition, “Noda and Oosugisama”, bringing together omikoshi portable shrines, tengu statuar..
Culture Unsodo Book Vault & Gallery Bonson Lam Founded in 1891, it is the only publisher of wood block prints in Japan, as well publishing books bound in the "tesuri-mokuhanga"..
23 Culture A Visit to Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Elena Lisina Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha is the most important shrine associated with Mt. Fuji. Located Fujinomiya, the shrine sits in a large..
10 Temples & Shrines En-no-ji Temple in Kita-Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima En-no-ji Temple in Kita-Kamakura enshrines the ten Kings of Hades—whom we meet when we die.
Culture The Old Public House of Hakodate Euan Prentis Motomachi's colourful crown jewel, its old public house, brings Hakodate culture, social life, and design together in one small..
Culture War and Peace In Nagano Arlene Bastion A dramatic battle ground site adjacent to a peaceful, rambling park and a nonstop farmhouse walking trail.
6 Street & Urban Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma Illaura Rossiter A national treasure and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tomioka Silk Mill in Japan's Gunma Prefecture is a spot where you can take..