Museums Michelangelo of Echigo Alena Eckelmann His real name is Ishikawa Uncho (1814-1883) and he lived in Japan 300 years... Ishikawa was, like the Italian primo, an outstanding sculptor and painter
Culture Toki-no-mori Park on Sado Island Alena Eckelmann Port on Sado Island, is a 4 hectare forest park where many wild birds and... century it became an endangered species.
Festivals Tagefudousan Temple, Ohya, Tochigi Stacy Kurokawa If you come to Utsunomiya, you ought to go sightseeing in nearby Ohya and if you get that far, you ought to check out the spooky Tagefudosan temple.
10 Gardens & Parks St. Anna's Garden Sandra Isaka Anna's Garden is an English 'village' near Fukushima City.
13 Temples & Shrines New Year at Kitano Tenman-gu Cathy Cawood is also a calligraphy competition that draws many young calligraphers, and... a traditional kyogen performance in an ancient open theater.
9 Museums Kyushu Railway History Museum Eitetsu Terakado Real sized train and tons of train related items.
13 Culture Hakodate: From dusk until dark R.S. Reynolds I stroll through Motomachi and head up the Mt.Hakodate ropeway as night falls upon Hakodate, Hokkaido
Festivals Sendai Tanabata Festival Brian Sealey festival, the event celebrates the meeting of the stars Vega (Orihime) and... in the Tohoku region ranking alongside the Nebuta Festival in Aomori, and
