Culture Getting Lost in Kamakura Celine Ong Take the road less travelled and hop on a train to Kamakura instead.
Festivals Sakura Jidai Festival 2025 Mid Mar The event has been running in this castle town for over two decades now, and includes a variety of ways to take a step back in time.
Culture Nobeoka: A Treasure Trove of Delights Tristan Scholze old-growth forests and along the river valleys with their great boulders make... You can also take a shorter hike to the spectacular Mukabaki Falls.
6 Culture Experience Making Washi at Gokayama Alena Eckelmann Washi experience; how to make Japanese paper at an experience center near Gokayama UNESCO villages: step-by-step introduction and guidance
20 Culture Dorogawa Onsen Ryusenji Temple Bryan Baier Ancient folklore, traditional architecture, a lack of crowds and stunning autumn leaves at the height of color make Ryusenji Temple in Nara's Dorogawa
10 Culture A Visit to Tamozawa Imperial Villa Ekaterina Bespyatova you're visiting in high season and want to continue afterwards to Lake... Chūzenji, you're risking not being able to get on that same bus again
Historical Nison Temple, Kyoto: Origins 2 of 2 Justin Velgus First I need eight large vats of yashioori sake." What kind of sake... is yashioori sake (八塩折之酒)?
Culture 5 of Japan's Best Open-Air Museums Kim examples of residences that belonged to important families, a soy sauce brewery... 1868 to the 1920s that represent the region's history. 52 buildings make