10 Gorgeous Pagoda Looming in the Dark Takako Sakamoto Five-storied pagoda at Ruriko-ji Temple in Yamaguchi Prefecture: The mystic view of this pagoda illuminated on dark nights mesmerizes..
14 Toko-ji in Kofu Cathy Cawood This Kamakura Period temple has a dry garden with magnificent standing rocks, and a pond shaped like the ideogram for 'dr..
13 Katsuragi-Hitokotonushi Shrine Cathy Cawood Nara shrine of a Shinto god who only listens to one-word prayers. The shrine also has a 1200 year old sacred gingko tree.
11 Osawa Pond and Saga Gosho at Dusk Takako Sakamoto Daikakuji Temple, also known as Saga-Gosho, the former Saga Emperor's Villa and Osawa-no-ike Pond, the largest artificial lake..
16 Gango-ji in Summer Cathy Cawood Japan's oldest temple has beautiful roof tiles and a lovely summer garden. It seems less impressive than other Nara sites, but..
16 Autumn at Yatadera Cathy Cawood Officially known as Kongosenji, Yatadera in Yamato Koriyama, Nara, is famous for its ojizo statues and for hydrangeas, but it ..
12 Temple of Sala Tree - Torinin Kyoto Takako Sakamoto At the Temple of Sala Trees, I listened to a monk's sermons on a verse from 'The Tale of Heike', exemplifying flee..
11 Culture Matsushima Bay in the Spring James Rodrigues The coastline of Matsushima Bay studded with spring's Sakura.