12 Arts & Crafts California Design at the National Art Center Jessica A Paje The National Art Center, Tokyo is one of three museum's that make up the Art Triangle Roppongi: Tokyo's new artistic hub...
Museums My Visit to Poroto Kotan Ainu Museum [Closed] R.S. Reynolds A vist to the Poroto Kotan Ainu Museum in Shiraoi, Hokkaido
6 Temples & Shrines Yasaka Shrine Shijo Gion Kyoto Bonson Lam Emperor Ichijo loved Gion Shrine so much, that in the year 991 he added it to the Imperial list. The roof was built with stunning..
Culture Ikebana flower exhibition in Nara Paul Hackshaw Ikebana is the art of beautifully arranging cut stems, leaves, and flowers in vases and other containers that evolved in Japan over..
Entertainment Taiko in Shimogo Tom Roseveare Shimogo's Okawa-Keiryu Taiko Preservation Society is a group of local Japanese taiko drummers, whose lively performances are..
12 Street & Urban Kamakura’s Kaizo-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Besides the outstanding flowers of the crabapple, the temple also has cherry blossoms, spiraea, and karria blooming this season.
Museums Forest Aquarium & Farmhouse Museum Sandra Isaka Takumi-no-yakata, lovely folk museum housed in a traditional Japanese farmhouse, with a mini-aquarium, in the countryside of T..
9 Temples & Shrines Tono's Hachimangu Shrine Chris Barnes The Tono Hachimangu Shrine is easily accessible from JR Tono Station and is sure to impress even the most seasoned tourists.