10 Gardens & Parks St. Anna's Garden Sandra Isaka St. Anna's Garden is an English 'village' near Fukushima City. In addition to a lovely church, the complex contains..
11 Museums Tokyo Contemporary Sculpture Museum Peter Sidell In peaceful Meguro in south-western Tokyo, the Museum of Contemporary Sculpture displays a wide range of sculptures, in both classical..
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..
11 Historical Oishi Jinja: Honoring 47 Samurai Sandra Isaka Ako's Oishi Shrine is dedicated to the 47 loyal samurai of the Asano feudal lord. Led by Kuranosuke Oishi, for whom the s..
Culture Disney's "The Magic of Animation" Kim Bergström Disney's The Magic of Animation exhibition is currently being held at the Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art. The display..
Culture Hiratsuka Museum of Art Peter Sidell In Hiratsuka in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, the Museum of Art is a grand and atmospheric, with spacious exhibition rooms and..
Culture Kusakabe Mingei-kan Euan Prentis Kusakabe Mingei-kan offers an excellent taste of Takayama's famed craftsmanship and design in one small place.
Museums A Mix of Culture at Take-Sho Zhuang Kenny King Hin Choi Take-Sho Zhuang (武相莊) is a villa owned by Jiro Shirusu and his wife Masako. Born in Japan but later received education in C..