Historical Oyama Jinja Iwakuraji Kerrie Hankinson , and Shinto events in Buddhist Temples!... Both religions very happily co-exist, and often a site will have both a temple
Culture Experience the Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples R.S. Reynolds I visit the Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples in Abashiri and learn about Ainu culture
Historical Chikubu Island, Lake Biwa Charlotte Griffiths In the centre of Lake Biwa is the tiny island of Chikubu, full of temples, trees and plate throwing to make wishes come true.
Culture 1,000 Samurai Procession in Nikko 2024 Saturday - May 18th Designated as a World Heritage site since 1999, thousands of locals gather at Toshogu Shrine to parade in Nikko’s traditional warrior attire
11 Street & Urban Strolling Sannenzaka Ninenzaka Bonson Lam area for travelers heading east on their annual pilgrimage from Edo to Kyoto... charm of the wooden ma and pa shophouses that line the way between Yasaka Shrine
7 Temples & Shrines Kiyomizu-dera in Autumn Manish Prabhune Spending autumn in Japan's cultural capital is one of the most beautiful memories I have of the Kansai region, and Kiyomizu-dera is one of the must-see temples
9 Temples & Shrines Kyoto's Jingo-ji Sandra Isaka Founded in 824, Jingo-ji sits on the top of a hill above the Kyotakigawa in the Takao district of Kyoto.
Museums Strolling the Tokyo Univ. Campus Yoshiko Toyama Before visiting the campus, let’s drop by the small Hoshin-ji Temple and... Yayoi Bunkyo-ku Tokyo (website in Japanese) After a 10 minute walk down Koto-toi