Culture Nihombashi Ebisu-ko Bettara-ichi 2026 Oct 19th - Oct 20th The Nihombashi Ebisu-ko Bettara-ichi is a seasonal festival on October 19 and 20 around Odenma-cho, Chuoku. The fair started in..
12 Sagawa Art Museum Cathy Cawood This beautiful building in Shiga Prefecture is surrounded by a pond, and includes a tea-house and a wonderful underground space..
8 Licca: a Different Kind of Italian Louise Archer Licca is a lovely Italian restaurant in the Nasu highlands, famous for its lovely Italian cuisine and its unusual style of finishing..
12 Gorgeous Fukui Prefectural Library Takako Sakamoto Fukui Prefectural Library is an ultra modern building standing in the middle of the rice fields in Fukui. It was designed by t..
12 Trip to Hoonji Temple, Morioka Malcome Larcens Off the beaten track in Iwate: The temple of 500 disciples, a very special place away from the crowds.
9 Zazen Stone at Taicho-ji Temple Takako Sakamoto Taicho-ji Temple, Fukui: A 'Zazen Stone' on which Taicho sat and trained as a child is preserved along with a tree he ..
8 Autumn Foliage Path to Nison-in - 1 Takako Sakamoto I admired and appreciated the brilliant autumn leaves at the famous temple approach of Nison-in, 'Momiji-no Baba (Riding Grounds..
12 Ruins on Gunkanjima - No. 2 Takako Sakamoto The first sight I had when I landed on Gunkanjima made me nostalgic and imagine how it must have been in yesteryear.