Culture Ikebana flower exhibition in Nara Paul Hackshaw minute walk south of Kintetsu Ayameike station and close to a fairly large lake... making beautiful things and you can study for many years in learning to make
Historical Untoan Temple outside Muikamachi Rufus Starbuck calm can get a bit of a rude awakening if you happen to be there at the same... Once you buy your ticket (a very reasonable 300 yen) you take a slight
Historical Welcome the New Year at Ise Jingu Dan Traylor After the countdown, make way for hatsumode — the first shrine visit of the new year — at the Ise Grand Shrine
Festivals Miyakojima, Okinawa Leonora Hawgood season, the beach caters to many activities, there is a pedal boat, a safe... Ikema Island We drove around this island; there was not a lot to see save
Historical Kamakura’s Egara-tenjin Shrine Tomoko Kamishima The artists all hope that they will excel in what they do to the same extent... way, they seek to express their gratitude to the brushes, and at the same
Culture The Stone Garden at Ryoanji Kyoto Bonson Lam Simple yet powerful at the same time, it draws pilgrims from all over the world
Museums Panning for Gold in Sumita Jonathan Grogan Analysis of the gold from the Konjikido showed it to have the same chemical... make up as that from the Kessen area, creating a strong argument that
Culture Guide to Hiring a Kimono in Kyoto on a Budget Bonson Lam You can take them home with you.... For the men, the same price allows you to choose from various men’s kimonos