Culture Kurume’s Shrines By the River Arlene Bastion area on a hilltop, being the keystone temple for the rigorous Rinzan Zen... wood decor demonstrative of the higher order ascetic beliefs of Rinzan Zen
Activities Sweet Potato Digging in Kawagoe Lynda Hogan And in 1963 a cooperative of ten sweet potato digging farms was established... Budget for at least 600 yen per person, but most likely 1000 yen or more
6 Culture The Jotenkaku Museum in Kyoto Gloria Ticconi grounds of Shokoku-ji Temple, number two of the Kyoto five mountains Zen... the Muromachi Shogunate, Shokoku-ji Temple is said to have taken about ten
Activities Nanataki Falls Ben Bloch Less than 20 km southwest of the famous Lake Towada lies another beauty of nature, the Nanataki Falls. Literally meaning “seve..
Accommodation Tokyo to Introduce 3 Percent Lodging Tax From 2027 Kim Bergström Nov 28, 2025 At present, anyone staying in accommodation priced under 10,000 yen per... Guests paying between 10,000 and under 15,000 yen are charged 100 yen per
Culture Tokyo's National Treasures - Literature Sleiman Azizi Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 〒157-0076 (nearest station: Futako-tamagawa Station, Tokyu Den-en-toshi... Art contains a 12th-century letter in the form of a hanging scroll by Zen
14 Culture Seiken-ji Temple in Shizuoka Peter Sidell central Japan, Seiken-ji is a beautiful, atmospheric Buddhist temple, with hundreds of statues in the grounds, and stately rooms opening onto a tranquil Zen
13 Culture The Holy Light Reynald Ventura Trying out an old camera, I spent time walking towards Ofuna City and discovered Jochi-ji, a Zen temple in Kita-kamakura built in 1281.