6 Festivals Future Shorts Film Festival, Kyoto Cheuk Fung Tong The Future Shorts Festival in Kyoto brings together global creativity and culture, fusing histories and audiences into a collective narrative.
Historical A Visit to Horyuji Su Stori A visit to Horyuji Temple, Nara: Art, history, nature and lovely food around Japan.
Festivals Akagi Shrine Akio Negishi Sometimes I am desperate to go to Akagi Shrine and the lake near the 6,000... The way to get there, going though beautiful mountain winding roads and
8 Culture Japanese Garden Rakusui-en, Hakata Nicole Bauer It was a rainy day and we had the garden all to ourselves. I loved it.
8 Temples & Shrines Tanemaji C. Rio The temple is a popular place for pregnant women to pray for an easy childbirth... He knocks out the bottom, places it on the altar, and prays over it over
7 Temples & Shrines Koonji no Okunoin Temple Anonymous A deeper enclave of Koonji, temple No.61 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage where you can get a stamp for your book, and practice some classic Buddhist ascetism
Festivals Miyakojima, Okinawa Leonora Hawgood Follow this path and head north along the west coast and enjoy a walk around... It looks like snow and tastes pure and fresh, not to mention salty!
Culture Wara Craft Master Saito-san Alena Eckelmann Watching a wara (rice straw) craftsman produce sandals and boots like in the old days