12 Festivals Hiroshima Umeshu Festival 2012 Emmie Tsumura The Hiroshima Umeshu Festival is an annual event held at the beginning of October, celebrating the plum wine-making tradition in..
Culture Nagoya: A Day of Adventure Rey Waters Sightseeing in Nagoya. The Historic Castle, The top of TV Tower, and the futuristic Oasis 21.
9 Culture Joukyou-ji Temple in Utsunomiya Peter Sidell In Utsunomiya, a city north of Tokyo in Japan's Tochigi prefecture, Joukyou-ji is a small but attractive Buddhist temple.
20 Historical Unity with Nature Elena Lisina Impressive views of traditional buildings and objects are often surrounded by nature. That understanding and feeling of harmony..
Culture Tochigi's Flower Carpet Festival Sandra Isaka The Ichikai Shibazakura Matsuri is a lovely flower carpet festival in Tochigi Prefecture, not far from Mashiko.
Anime & Manga Pluto Comes to Life on the Stage Joan Lambert Bailey Ring in the New Year with a trip to Pluto via Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon in Tokyo and Morinomiya Pilati Hall in Osaka. Gesicht a..
12 Temples & Shrines Early morning at Kawai Jinja Shrine Larry Knipfing Located at the south gate of Shimogamo Shrine, I almost missed Kawai Jinja. I'm glad I found it. The combination of reds, greens..
6 Traditional Kinjo Castle Surveying Soja City Below Judith Mikami A castle with a complex history that is said to be where the demons came from in Okayama's legend of Momotaro 'the Peach..