Historical Ancient city of Nikko Suwannee Payne There are big cedars hundreds of years old standing tall and lining the paths and walkways, surrounding temples, shrines and pagodas.
Historical 7 Lucky Gods New Year Pilgrimage Joe Peters The lucky god statuettes are sold at the various shrines and temples you... or shrine.
Culture Guide to Hiring a Kimono in Kyoto on a Budget Bonson Lam JapanTravel compares the top five Kimono and Yukata hire shops in Kyoto, all close to the major attractions
Museums Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples Varsha Vaswati going to the Abashiri Prison Museum or to the Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples... Nations people of northern Canada, the Inuit, the Sami and the Siberian peoples
11 Culture Gio-ji: A Rustic Temple in Okusaga Takako Sakamoto Deep in beautiful, moss-covered Sagano, Gio-ji Temple is an old, rustic place that eases your mind.
11 Temples & Shrines Five-story Pagoda of To-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima The five-story pagoda at To-ji Temple is both beautiful, and extremely strong.
10 Temples & Shrines En-no-ji Temple in Kita-Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima En-no-ji Temple in Kita-Kamakura enshrines the ten Kings of Hades—whom we meet when we die.
10 Gardens & Parks A Tour of Nikko's Chuzen-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Chuzen-ji Temple in Nikko, besides being know for its huge, gorgeous, 48-arm wooden Buddhist statue carved into a living tree, is also worth visiting for