8 Festivals Golden Week in Yamashita Park Shinya Ota The Yokohama Parade, Yamashita Park, and vicinity during Golden Week!
Culture Toshogu Shrine Sacred Carvings Varsha Vaswati A part of ‘Shrines and Temples of Nikko’, a UNESCO World Heritage site, this shrine is believed to be one of Japan’s most lavishly decorated shrines.
Historical The Nakasendo at Ochiai Juku Justin Dart A trip to get a close up view and walk a part of the Nakasendo Post Road... As it turned out, this was but part of our ‘sweep’ from Nakatsugawa and
8 Museums Takuboku's Honeymoon House Chris Barnes Ishikawa Takuboku was well known as both a Tanka (classical Japanese) and... Ishikawa Takuboku married and settled down in 1905 in what is now known
12 Temples & Shrines Kyoto Rokkaku-do Temple Tomoko Kamishima the temple to move a little bit to make room for the construction of an... has been quite popular among locals for more than one thousand years and
13 Culture Mishima Taisha Peter Sidell In Mishima in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Mishima Taisha is a large, historical Shinto shrine, with a tranquil carp pond, shady trees, shops and a museum
Culture Musée de Somé Seiryu, Kyoto Peter Sidell s historical city of Kyoto, the Somé Museum is a small museum dedicated to dye art, with a variety of artworks including painting, sculpture, jewelry and
Museums Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum Anonymous Shakespeare and Japan, Kabuki and contemporary Japanese dramas: these word... It is a free museum open to the public and was built in admiration and