Culture Takinoiri Rose Season Lynda Hogan Takinoiri Rose Garden in Moroyama is a seasonal open garden that only opens when roses are in bloom. That is twice a year in Japan...
Culture Kodaira City - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Kodaira City in Tokyo's Tama region is a bedroom community whose temples & shrines are full of little interesting details. These..
9 Temples & Shrines Kamakura's Daigyo-ji Temple Larry Knipfing On your way to Myohon-ji Temple, why not stop in at Daigyo-ji? Its main object of worship is the Goddess of Childbirth.
6 Culture Katori Jingu Shrine Part 3 Lily In the large precinct of the Katori Jingu you can find “Katori Gokoku Shrine”. This Shrine was established in 1946 and it is d..
9 Gardens & Parks Tenjinyama Park Sakura - Part 2 Victoria Vlisides More, more more! Late cherry blossoms in local Chiba park.
Museums The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura [Closed] Harumi Inouye The wonderful Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura, was opened in 1951 in Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine. It was the first museum of modern..
6 Festivals Windchime Festival in Tokyo Midtown Hoyee Tse A summer special exhibition in Galleria of Tokyo Midtown shows the collection of wind chimes made in Japan.
11 Temples & Shrines Okuno-in at Ishite-ji Anonymous Ishite-ji, Temple No.51 of the Shikoku pilgrimage, is a strange place, but Okuno-in, the temple that stands behind it on the mountain..