Festivals Horse Running at Kamo Shrine Anonymous The Otomouma horse running event at Kamo Shrine has a 600-year history, but each year, it's a fresh and vibrant affair.
7 Temples & Shrines Suwa Taisha (Suwa Grand Shrine) Brian Wood-Koiwa Suwa Taisha (Suwa Grand Shrine) houses the four largest logs of the Onbashira festival and a tree that snores when it lowers its branches at night
Festivals Kimono at Yokohama’s Iseyama Shrine Tomoko Kamishima There is a nice and convenient shrine to see people wearing kimono for 7-5-3 in Yokohama central. It is the Iseyama Shrine.
Historical Tosho-gu Shrine’s Secret Magic - 1 Tomoko Kamishima When it was built in the 17th century, Nikko Tosho-gu Shrine was a unique... and a completely new type of shrine in terms of its lavish buildings and
12 Festivals Spring at Kitano Tenman-gu, Kyoto Julian Bohler Located northwest of Kyoto near the famous Golden Pavilion, Kitano Tenman-gu is a Shinto shrine where Sugawara no Michizane, an aristocrat from the ninth
Culture The Stone Garden at Ryoanji Kyoto Bonson Lam From the corner of my eye I saw a bridal couple in kimonos in front of a shrine... For Donald Keene, recalling his experience in the book, “Introducing Kyoto
Historical Three Days in Kyoto (day 3) Joe Peters Stay at the Ryokan where the famous film director, Akira Kurosawa slept in Kyoto, followed by some okonomiyaki, a tour of Nishiki Markets and Kabuki at
Culture Bitchu Kokubunji Temple Bitchu Kokubunji Temple (備中国分寺, Bitchū Kokubunji) was founded in 741. Destroyed by fire in the 14th century civil war the existing temple has b..