Culture Sasuke Inari Shrine Sasuke Inari Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kamakura and the site of the Hidden Village of Kamakura. It is located very near the Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku..
Culture Meiji Jingu Shrine 4.8 (11Reviews) Meiji Jingu is located in technologically advanced Tokyo and only a few minutes from the quirky streets of Harajuku. This famous Shinto shrine is hidden..
Culture Tagata Shrine Tagata Shrine, located in Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture, is famous for its fertility festival every March 15. Each year, a newly carved wooden phallus..
Culture Sangenjaya 4 (1Review) Sangenjaya is an area within the Setagaya district in Tokyo. The name Sangenjaya means "three tea houses", but the locals often refer to it simply as..
Culture Tokeiji Temple Tokeiji, a Rinzai-sect temple of Zen Buddhism, is a branch temple of nearby Engakuji, which is a short 5-minute walk away. This important temple/nunnery..
Culture Zuihoden Mausoleum Built in the 17th century during the Edo period, Zuihoden Mausoleum (瑞鳳殿, Zuihōden) in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture is the resting place of Date Mas..
Culture Saga Castle 4 (1Review) By Japanese standards, Saga Castle is a rather unusual castle. Being built on plains and surrounded by only a wall, whereas most Japanese castles are..
Culture Matsuyama Castle Matsuyama Castle is one of the twelve "original castles" in Japan, i.e. castles that have survived the post-feudal era since 1868 unscathed. It is located..
