Culture Mantou Mitama Festival 2024 Saturday - May 25th Once a year, the spectacle of 100 shrine maidens dancing by lantern light can be seen in the forecourt of Hirohima Gokoku-jinja Shrine.
Museums Mikimoto Pearls Chris Glenn Just off the coast of Toba City in Mie Prefecture is Mikimoto Pearl Island, where the world’s first cultured pearls were created.
12 Festivals Hiratsuka Hachimangu Shrine Carrie Jacobs Bonbori Matsuri (500 Lanterns festival) at Hiratsuka Hachimangu Shrine in Hiratsuka-City
Historical Cape Ashizuri Dana Vielmetti See the Pacific in all its mighty grandeur at scenic Cape Ashizuri
Historical Ryoukaizan Yokokura Temple Michelle Ishiki This temple, built in 801, enshrines a unique resident - a mummified priest.
7 Temples & Shrines Tatsueji C. Rio Temple nineteen in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Temple of Arising Bay
14 Traditional Himeji Castle: 2009-2014 Restoration Anonymous that this affords them the rare opportunity to watch the restoration in... Himeji Castle is considered one of the three greatest castles in Japan,