Historical Tokyo's Nezu Shrine Nicole Bauer Historical shrine in Tokyo in an extraordinary beautiful setting as it is built alongside a hill, covered with about 3,000 azalea bushes of different species
9 Temples & Shrines Early Morning: Yasaka Jinja Shrine Larry Knipfing In the quiet of the early morning, Kyoto's Yasaka Jinja Shrine was quiet and serene, and the lighting was soft and comforting.
Culture Getting to Know: Fushimi Inari Taisha Ash Fushimi Inari Taisha is a beautiful shrine that's particularly photogenic and famous - the grounds are home to thousands of red torii gates which frame
Historical Isonokami Shrine Paul Hackshaw is said to have been built in the seventh year of Sujin’s reign, or 4 AD... This area was considered sacred and many ritual objects have been found
9 Gardens & Parks Iwate Park Chris Barnes In 1874, when the age of the samurai eventually came to an end, the castle... was demolished and the park became desolate.
10 Festivals Tokushima LED Art Festival Anonymous Art Festival held in Tokushima at the end of April, LED lights combines with the city to create a new concept
12 Historical Nasu Yumoto's 1000 Jizo Statues Larry Knipfing Like other jizo statues: sadness and beauty combined
Culture Yabitsu-Pass to Mount Oyama Steve Morton From Shinjuku it takes a little over an hour, costing around 590-670 Yen... Traditionally, most visitors tend to catch the bus to and from Isehara