Culture Yono Summer Festival 2026 Mid - Late Jul Estimated to have origins dating back to the Hoei Era (1704 – 1711), the Yono Summer Festival is held in Saitama Prefecture ov..
15 Culture Camellia Tea Ceremony in Kyoto Bonson Lam For first timers there is little in common between the Samurai and the tea ceremony. Little did I know, but there are several ways..
11 Temples & Shrines Great Sunset from Kiyomizu-dera Tomoko Kamishima One of the great sunsets in Kyoto can be seen from the Sai-mon West Gate of Kiyomizu-dera Temple.
Culture Unraveling the Mysteries of Ancient Egypt 2025 Jan 25th - Apr 6th 2025 Past Event The Brooklyn Museum’s Egypt collection is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the United States, and a variety of the..
Culture Oarai Isosaki Shrine Ignatius Koh Oarai Isosaki Shrine is tucked away in Oarai, Ibaraki where a lone torii gate stands amid the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean...
Culture Tofukuji Temple Tofukuji temple (東福寺), particularly known for its autumn leaves, was founded in 1236 and is the head temple of the Tofukuji School of the Rinzai ..
Culture Kodaiji Temple Kodaiji (高台寺) is located northeast of the Yasaka Hokanji Temple at the foot of the Higashiyama Ryozen Mountains in Kyoto. The official name of th..
Culture Oouo Shrine Legend has it that locals invited a corrupt magistrate to a party on Okinoshima Island over three centuries ago. However, after he was lured to the remote..