17 Culture Daikakuji Zenshu-In in Yaizu Peter Sidell In Yaizu in central Japan's Shizuoka city, Daikakuji Zenshu-in is an appealing Buddhist temple with an impressive statue of a thousand-armed deity.
11 Culture Jyomyo-In Temple in Yanaka Peter Sidell Near Ueno and Yanaka in central Tokyo, Jyomyo-In is a Buddhist temple with so many statues that there are said to be 84,000 of them.
Culture Jakko-in Temple in Kyoto Evangeline Neo Beautiful red leaves and nature walk at Jakko-in Temple in Ohara, Kyoto Prefecture, in mid November.
9 Culture Zuiun-In Peter Sidell In the suburbs of Shizuoka in central Japan, Zuiun-In is a small, charming Buddhist temple, worth visiting along with its impressive neighbour Seiken-ji
14 Soho-in Cathy Cawood Wooden carved lion-dogs, tigers with trunks, and dragons decorate the gate of Soho-in Temple in Machida, Tokyo.
Food Uramakiya 'Inside Out Rolls' Tokyo Sandra Isaka Hidden in Tokyo's Higashi Azabu is 'Uramakiya', a fantastic English-friendly sushi bar that specializes in American-style rolls like the California
7 Culture Gokoku-in Temple in Ueno Peter Sidell Between the Ueno and Yanaka districts of central Tokyo, Gokoku-in is a Buddhist temple that's part of the 'Yanaka Seven Divinities'.
