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Culture Kyoto Art Museums: an Introduction Peter Sidell Japan's former capital Kyoto is home to dozens of art museums: some large ones, and a whole host of intimate smaller museums, often focusing on a particular
Museums Toei Eigamura (Toei Studio Park) Kiddee Burakitbumrung This is an amazing Film maker's Theme Park in Kyoto for the young and the young at heart, less than 50 minutes from Kyoto Station
Culture Tateyama Castle (Hakkenden Museum) Jessica A Paje views of Tateyama Bay spilling into the Pacific Ocean and Mt Fuji (if... The story is widely adapted in movies, television shows, video games, manga
Culture Ooka Makoto Kotoba Museum, Mishima Peter Sidell In Mishima in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Ooka Makoto Kotoba Museum holds regular special exhibitions on a range of art forms such as crafts, anime
Culture Cosquerade at Fushigi-ichi 2025 Mid Mar Yokogawa is an interesting town on the outskirts of Hiroshima city.... A visit to this classic old-style town at any time of year is interesting
12 Culture Kyoto Nijo-jo’s Waraku-an Teahouse Tomoko Kamishima Waraku-an is a comfortable teahouse in Seiryu-en Garden at the World Heritage Site, Nijo Castle.