14 Culture Muryo-ji Temple in Yoga Peter Sidell In the Tokyo suburb of Yoga not far from Shibuya, Muryo-ji is a peaceful Buddhist temple, home to some interesting statues and carvings.
10 Temples & Shrines Heirinji Zen Temple, Niiza City Masato Kitamura I went to Heirinji Zen Temple during the last week of November and it turned out to be an excellent choice.
Culture Skytree, Miyako Odori and Millions of Flowers Elena Lisina My fourth trip saw me visit Bentenjima, Hamamatsu, Kyoto, Kawagoe, Omiya, Mito, Hitachi Seaside Park, Nikko and Ashikaga Flower Park.
12 Temples & Shrines Tachiki-Kannon Temple in Shiga Cathy Cawood Tachiki-Kannon Temple in Shiga Prefecture: stone lanterns, statue of Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi riding a deer, and many, many, many steps.
Culture Nishitokyo City - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Nishitokyo City is a bedroom community filled with some amazing temples and shrines.
Historical Rokkakudo in Matsuyama Anonymous The Rokkakudo is one of Matsuyama’s oddest shrines. This shrine belongs to Inari, the fox god, and there are statues of foxes everywhere.
Culture Manda Coal Mine Yui Yamaguchi in such difficult conditions, some workers were known for having short tempers
Museums Tokaido Tales: Fujikawa Juku Chris Glenn important highways of old Japan, running between Edo and the Capital, Kyoto... are old stone lanterns that once lit the way for late night travelers, shrines