Culture Katori City Guide Elizabeth S an hour from Narita City, this once-prosperous mercantile hub boasts a preserved antique townscape, shops with centuries of history, and the ancient shrine
13 Temples & Shrines Futarasan Chugushi Shrine in Snow Todd Wojnowski Futarasan Chugushi is a beautiful shrine on the shores of Lake Chuzenji in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture. Its beauty is magnified in winter.
Culture Koma Shrine Cherry Blossom Festival Lynda Hogan Information for the second of two annual cherry blossom celebrations at Koma Shrine in Hidaka City.
Culture Zuishin-in Daihonzan Temple Bonson Lam lived in another village, which these days is known for the Fushimi Inari Shrine... is much wailing and lamenting, impossibly high-pitched flute notes and koto
10 Culture Kamakura Camera - Joichiji Temple Peter Oxley Tucked away in the hills of Kita Kamakura lies Joichiji, the Temple of Pure Wisdom.
12 Culture Kamakura Camera - Hasedera Temple Peter Oxley A brief survey of one of Kamakura's most endearing temples, founded from a log washed up on a beach thirteen hundred years ago.
14 Culture Hotaka-jinja Shrine in Azumino Peter Sidell In the countryside of Azumino, near Matsumoto in central Japan's Nagano prefecture, Hotaka-jinja is a spacious Shinto shrine with some interesting features