Historical Tosho-gu Shrine’s Secret Magic - 1 Tomoko Kamishima When it was built in the 17th century, Nikko Tosho-gu Shrine was a unique... Ieyasu was born in 1542 in Aichi and died in 1616 in Shizuoka, and he left
Historical Maruyama Senmaida Chris Glenn The sort of scene you’d expect to see only in a unique journal such as... This is the Maruyama Senmaida, just outside of Kiwa Town in the southern
Festivals Tondo Festival 2025 Wednesday - Jan 15th Annual festival held around January 15th all across the country to burn old talismans and charms and pray for good luck in the year to come.
Culture Suizenji Garden 5 (2Reviews) Suizenji Jojuen is a traditional Japanese landscape garden that was laid out in the late 1600s. Due to its enormous size of 64 hectares, it is often referred..
Museums Tōshōdaiji Temple – World Treasure Tony Mariani Although Tōshōdaiji Temple is located in what today seems to be the outskirts... It was in 759 A.D. that Emperor Tenmu’s son, Prince Nitabe Shinnō granted
Culture A Visit to the Yokohama Creativecity Center Etsuko Yamada renovated historical buildings under a project to promote creativity in... building, formally the Yokohama branch of the Dai-ichi Bank, was built in