Culture Haruna Shrine, Gunma Peter Bungate Haruna Shrine (榛名神社) begins with a steep uphill approach where the main... trees you’ll find with one even noted as being over 1,200 years old (榛名神社
Culture Road Trippin' Japan (Part Three) Wanda Bodnar Just north of Nara Park is the famous Todai-ji temple ( 東大寺, Tōdai-ji).
16 Culture The Warehouses of Kawaramachi Justin Velgus Taisho Banana House (大正バナナ屋敷) The "best-named" warehouse
Food Tonchin Ramen Tom Roseveare outside the shop front and, interestingly, prices for medium (中) or large (大)
Culture Egad! Is This Kyoto? Arlene Bastion summit and on the mountain slopes to form the Chinese character for “big”, 大.
9 Tokyo's Izu Oshima Island Justin Velgus you can reach Tokyo's closest major outlying island: Izu Oshima (伊豆大島