8 Festivals Kodomo No Hi Along the Tengan River Michael Flemming Tengan is a community within Uruma City along the Tengan River and Routes 75 and 224. It celebrates Kodomo No Hi on May 5 by hanging..
Culture Heian Period Calligraphy Exhibition 2020 Nov 3rd - 29th 2020 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at Tokyo's Gotoh Museum looks at Heian Period Calligraphy (794 to 1185). The event will display..
Culture Piece of Peace Exhibition 2021 Nov 20th - Dec 12th 2021 Past Event The Piece of Peace Exhibition at Shinsaibashi PARCO explores a number of World Heritage listed destinations, made from Lego bricks...
Museums Nagoya's Old Courtrooms Chris Glenn Elegant, opulent Tiasho Period luxury above, solitary confinement detention cells below. Welcome to Nagoya's old courtrooms.
6 Festivals In Photos: Karatsu Kunchi Festival Mandy Bartok The Karatsu Kunchi festival promises massive floats, exuberant parades and free-flowing sake in the streets of one of Saga's..
Historical Garyu Sanso Anonymous Garyu Sanso is a ‘mountain hermitage’ was created by the wealthy trader, Torajiro Kochi in the Meiji Period when Ozu was a thr..
Culture Shichi-Fuku-Jin Sculptures in Ito Elena Lisina The names and description of the Shichi-Fuku-Jin or the Seven Gods of Good Luck that are popular in Japan, particularly before the..
8 Culture A Trip to the Meiji Shrine Anonymous A short photo story of the Meji Shrine in Tokyo on a foggy day of June.