Culture Hakata Machiya Folk Museum Tony Mariani around the city today, it is hard to see its rich past until you visit the temples... and shrines that are still in place and centers of prayer, worship and
Festivals Hatsumode in Asakusa 2025 Early Jan The first visit to the shrine in the new year is called Hatsumode, and it attracts quite some crowds every year, and I think it is a great way to start
9 Temples & Shrines Ryozenji C. Rio My experience at Ryozenji temple was over-whelmingIy under-whelming.
Museums Kōden-ji Bradford Pomeroy Kōden-ji temple has been called a symbol for one of Japan’s most famous literary works on samurai culture, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai.
Culture Summer Gagaku Performance in Sendai 2024 Aug 12th - Aug 13th In mid-August, Osaki Hachiman Shrine in Sendai hosts a program which includes performances of Gagaku music and Kagura dance, and also gives
15 Culture Ming Style Beauty in Manpuku-ji Tomoko Kamishima Manpuku-ji Temple in Uji Kyoto has followed Ming Style Buddhism since a... All the temple buildings are connected with outside roofed corridors, with
Culture Seishu Netsuke Art Museum Yuko Kobayashi Seishu Netsuke Art Museum is a little known museum in Kyoto where you can experience a sophisticated type of Japanese beauty.
Historical Senjuji in Tsu City Chris Glenn The largest Buddhist temple in Mie Prefecture, the Senjuji is surrounded by high earthen walls, with an impressive set of gates and the distinctive Taikomon