Culture The Charms of Yamagata Prefecture Featured period, Sakata City flourished as a major port with the kitamaebune (Japanese... A lovely boulevard of Japanese zelkova trees and stone pavers behind the
Culture Meandering Through Miyajima Arlene Bastion overcame his peasant birth to become one of the most remarkable men in Japanese... Kobo Daishi, probably the most famous and revered Buddhist priest in Japan
Museums Plymouth House Ritsuko Maro There are many Japanese places in Japan which have a sister city relationship... This was at a time most Japanese couldn’t have such a luxury in their house
Culture Three Men of Kochi Arlene Bastion and Nakaoka Shintaro, esteemed samurai instrumental in bringing about Japan... One reason forwarded why many of Japan’s great thinkers and political reformers
Temples & Shrines Luck of The Ages Yakuouji Temple 23 Arlene Bastion used to think old age must be the only risky age, but the belief for Japanese
Culture Visiting an Ama Diver Hut in Toba Cathy Cawood Meeting Japan's female Ama divers over a delicious seafood lunch with spiny lobster at Hachiman-Kamado, an Ama diver hut in Toba, Mie Prefecture.
16 Temples & Shrines Dainari-jinja Peter Sidell Near Odawara station in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, Dainari-jinja is a large, atmospheric shinto shrine with plenty of interesting statues and carvings
Museums Sawada Seiko Memorial Museum Peter Sidell In the resort town of Atami in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Sawada Seiko Memorial Museum is full of delightful paintings and sculptures.