11 Hamburger Restaurant Gokuraku Tonbo Takako Sakamoto In late February, I visited the neighborhood of Gokurakuji Temple in Kamakura... VERY cold, and by the time I finished exploring Gokurakuji and Jojuin temples
Culture Tokyo to Fukui Veronica Carnevale Here, fresh seafood, enchanting nature, temples and shrines, and traditional... At a cute French bakery, I stopped by for a sample of a deliciously sweet
Food My Favorite Places in Japan: Izakaya Elena Lisina In the evenings, izakaya are often packed and very noisy – people come... Unlike during the daytime when Japanese people are quiet, in izakaya they
18 Culture The Value of Water in Japan Elena Lisina In Buddhist temples there is no water purification ceremony, but there... One of the most famous in Japan is Kyoto's Kiyomizu-dera Temple, or
Transportation Using the Hokuriku Arch Pass: A Trip For All Featured to snow, we headed next to Nagano City, where we checked out Zenkoji Temple... Later, he constructed a temple to accommodate visits by more people.
Culture Painting Daruma Dolls in Takasaki Gloria Ticconi This traditional artefact is famous for making every wish come true: people... sell the dolls at the New Year's Festivals at Shorinzan Daruma-ji temple
Activities Encounter the Best of Ehime Celine Ong (伊佐爾波神社) Ehime Prefecture certainly isn't devoid of temples... Open to the public, this temple to opulence and ostentatiousness is a relaxing
10 Culture The Grand Sanja Festival Parade Kylie Plester It is one of Tokyo's biggest festivals with around 2 million people... the streets of Asakusa before arriving at Asakusa Shrine in the Sensoji Temple