10 Jizo Statues in Snow at Taichoji Takako Sakamoto Beautiful Jizo statues standing silently at snow-covered Taichoji Temple in Fukui. Especially, the snow-buried jizo cemetery at..
Activities Hokyoji Temple in Fukui Takako Sakamoto Hokyoji Temple in Fukui is the place famous Japanese author Ryotaro Shiba admired in his 'On the Highways, Roads of Echizen..
16 Fukui's Shougenji Temple in Snow Takako Sakamoto Fukui's Shougenji Temple is a small but beautiful temple with a pretty Japanese garden. Unexpected sunshine on January third..
Culture The World Ballet Festival in Tokyo 2024 Jul 31st - Aug 4th 2024 Past Event The World Ballet Festival in Tokyo: the brilliant top dancers of the world get together at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan in Ueno once every..
15 Fukui's Ajimano Shrine in Echizen Takako Sakamoto Located just beside Ajimano-en Park, Ajimano Shrine in Echizen City enshrines the 26th Emperor of Japan, Emperor Keitai. It s..
10 Lights in the Port Town of Kobe Takako Sakamoto Beautiful night-time lights of the exotic port town of Kobe make me yearn for unknown foreign countries.
9 Illuminated Underground Malls Takako Sakamoto Strolling around underground malls of Osaka and Hankyu Umeda Department Store concourses after work at Christmas time.
8 Living Wooden Jizo Statue Takako Sakamoto A Living Jizo Statue carved into a living tree, which is still growing deep in the woods in the village of the Heike Legend in Ehime..
