Festivals Sendai Tanabata Festival Brian Sealey festival, the event celebrates the meeting of the stars Vega (Orihime) and... in the Tohoku region ranking alongside the Nebuta Festival in Aomori, and
12 Culture Saito Goma Fire Ceremony in Hongu Alena Eckelmann Fire ceremonies at shrines and temples, called goma in Japanese, have become... Fire, like water, has purifying qualities and it is much used in Shinto
Culture Asakusa Samba Festival 2014 in Tokyo Marie Darnis Asakusa Samba Festival takes place every year in Tokyo and is now very well known. Here is what to expect and some advice from personal experience.
Culture Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Today the shrine is still an active busy beehive, full of activities and... The surrounding green hills and trees will refresh you and create a sacred
9 Street & Urban Kurashiki Dam Tower Michael Flemming Views of the Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea
7 Culture Lose Yourself in the Koishikawa Botanical Garden Ben Humphreys Koishikawa Korakuen is one of Tokyo’s oldest and greatest Japanese gardens. A splendid oasis in Japan’s busiest conurbation.
12 Festivals Spring at Kitano Tenman-gu, Kyoto Julian Bohler Located northwest of Kyoto near the famous Golden Pavilion, Kitano Tenman-gu is a Shinto shrine where Sugawara no Michizane, an aristocrat from the ninth