15 Takeda Shrine Cathy Cawood Kofu shrine dating from late Meiji was built on the ruins of Takeda Shingen's fortified home, and has a museum with artifacts..
13 The Shirakawa flowing through Gion Cathy Cawood Kyoto's Shirakawa flows through beautiful and historic Gion, past willow trees and old wooden machiaya, before emptying into..
11 Ogino House in Yakushiike Park Cathy Cawood Thatched roof house dating from Edo period preserved in Yakushiike Park in Machida shows the lifestyle of a country doctor and his..
10 Nagai Residence in Yakushiike Park Cathy Cawood Edo period thatched roof farm house preserved at Yakushiike Park in Machida
9 Dragons in Yokohama Cathy Cawood Kantei-Byo Shrine in Yokohama Chinatown is swarming with decorative dragons.
14 Nozuta Yakushi-do Cathy Cawood A steeply roofed small temple nestles among tall trees near Yakushi-ike Park in Machida.
16 Spring at Tachiki Shrine in Kusatsu Cathy Cawood Twenty minutes walk from Kusatsu Station along a traditional street will bring you to Tachiki Shrine which has deer statues and..
Culture Otsu Festival 2024 Early Oct Otsu Matsuri takes place in early October and features thirteen ornate floats with ingenious mechanical puppets.