Culture Tokeiji Temple Tokeiji, a Rinzai-sect temple of Zen Buddhism, is a branch temple of nearby Engakuji, which is a short 5-minute walk away. This important temple/nunnery..
11 Gardens & Parks Okayama's Korakuen Garden Katherine Moore Okayama's Korakuen is one of Japan's Big 3 Gardens - and overlooked by a castle its a great place to see the plum blossoms..
Museums A Hands-on Museum in Nagoya Todd Wojnowski The Nagoya City Science Museum and Planetarium is a really fun, really interesting place to spend the afternoon for kids and adults..
Festivals Visiting the Miyajima Oyster Festival Paul Walsh For two days every year on the second weekend in February Miyajima dishes out thousands of premium oysters for next to nothing.
12 Culture Saito Goma Fire Ceremony in Hongu Alena Eckelmann Yamabushi perform a fire ceremony at the Kumano Hongu Taisha Spring Festival in April each year
Museums Yamate History Archives Tomoko Kamishima One of the preserved buildings, the Yamate History Archives (Shiryo-kan 山手資料館 ) now acts as an archive of the old Yamate ..
9 Museums Little World Inuyama Ann Yamagishi The presentation of several countries different cultures in this open air museum alongside the lush greenery lets you experience..
Culture Fujifilm Square Eitetsu Terakado Fujifilm Square in Tokyo Midtown has free galleries, a museum, and a chance to try out cameras.