Festivals Dontosai: The Half Naked Pilgrimage Claire Northall Enjoy a unique, authentic and naked Japanese experience at this centuries old festival in Sendai.
Culture Visiting the Ushiku Daibutsu (Great Buddha) Biankah Bailey It’s so easy to get caught up in our mundane daily routines and miss out... in this trap: working five days a week, catching up on sleep, chores and
Historical Yokosuka Naval Port Cruise Harumi Inouye The main purpose of this cruise is to tour the battle ships and military facilities...by sea!
Culture Enchouen Chinese Garden Kenji Chida It serves as a symbol of the ties between Japan and China.
12 Temples & Shrines Nagasaki's Great Buddhist Cemetery Larry Knipfing If you go up into the hills at Sofukuji and then wind your way to the left... , going up and down the steep slopes, in and out, around and about, you
12 Temples & Shrines New Year at Bishamondo Temple Cathy Cawood Most Japanese pay visits to temples and shrines during the first few days... for autumn foliage, but actually it's a wonderful place to visit at any
6 Arts & Crafts The Impossible Project Space John Carter If you thought the Polaroid camera is dead and gone you couldn’t be more wrong. It lives on though now under a different name: the Impossible Project.
Historical Fukui: Ichijodani Asakura Ruins Takako Sakamoto It was attacked and burnt down by Oda Nobunaga's army, then had been buried underground for 400 years until it was discovered in 1968.