8 Temples & Shrines Japan's Love Shrine - Jishu Ohsang Yoo Jishu Shrine is famous for its stone, called 'the stone of love'. There is a legend about the stone. If you want to find..
Culture Excavations in the Japanese Archipelago 2021 Jun 5th - Jul 4th 2021 Past Event Around 9000 archaeological excavations are completed across Japan each year, but opportunities for the public to explore their results..
13 Festivals A Winter Wonderland Illaura Rossiter Snowy scenes and ice sculptures dominate the landscape each February at Japan's biggest snow festival in Sapporo, Hokkaido...
8 Temples & Shrines Iwaki City's Shiramizu Amida-do Sandra Isaka Shiramizu Amida-do is a gorgeous temple built in 1160. Surrounded by a lovely pond and garden, it should not be missed on a visit..
12 Gardens & Parks Tokyo’s Hamarikyu Garden Tomoko Kamishima Once a vacation home of a Daimyo, a Shogun and the Emperor, the water level of a pond inside this beautiful garden ebbs and flows..
Museums Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Jasper Wilkins First opened in 1926 as Tokyo Prefectural Art Museum, it was the first public art museum in Japan, generously supported by a large..
Temples & Shrines Climb a Faux Mt. Fuji at Shinagawa Shrine Featured Shinagawa Shrine is one of the ten top shrines in Tokyo. The shrine often bustles with people who come to pray, especially dur..
Culture Kabuki Gaurav Raja Dahal Mainly based on the historical tales of the samurai, their battles, and the daily life of common people and merchants, kabuki is..