Culture History of Kyoto's Kinkaku-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto Kinkaku-ji Temple: The shining golden pavilion and double-layered garden are both splendid!
Culture Kyoto Ninna-ji Temple, Omuro Palace Tomoko Kamishima Ninna-ji Temple, established in 888, is a balanced blend of aristocratic elegance and Buddhism simplicity. Its zig-zagging wooden..
Culture Byōdō-in Temple, Uji Ariane Mignault The Byōdō-in Temple as represented on the Japanese 10 yen coin can still be seen and visited today.
Culture Tosho-gu Shrine's Secret Magic - 3 Tomoko Kamishima Enshu secretly introduced various Western styles into Tosho-gu. The three main techniques he used in there were: Perspective, ..
Culture Kuma Kogen Furusato Ryoko Mura Anonymous Kuma Kogen Furusato Ryokō Mura is a largely self-contained tourist ‘village’ located in a picturesque but easily accessible pa..
Nightlife Love Hotel Hill Hannah Warren One of the things Japan is most famous for is its wide range of unique accommodation types. Traditional ryokan, space age capsule..
Shopping Don Quijote on Tanuki Koji Arcade R.S. Reynolds A visit to Sapporo's Tanuki Koji Shopping Arcade results in an exploration of the Don Quijote store
Activities POLA Museum of Art, Hakone Tomoko Kamishima The POLA Museum of Art features large number of pieces from the private collection of Tsuneshi Suzuki (1930-2000), the son of the..