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
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 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