14 The Ever Changing Toyama Coast Takako Sakamoto The sea fog at Amaharashi Beach in Himi City of Toyama Prefecture, and the changeable Japan Sea, first calm then stormy, near Noto..
Culture Pluto Comes to Life on the Stage Joan Lambert Bailey Ring in the New Year with a trip to Pluto via Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon in Tokyo and Morinomiya Pilati Hall in Osaka. Gesicht a..
7 Sunrise Over the Foggy Ocean Takako Sakamoto The beauty of a mysterious sunrise over the foggy sea of Tosa in Kochi Prefecture will leave you speechless!
Culture Houkou Temple in Saitama Todd Wojnowski Houkou Temple in Hanno City, Saitama is a small, local Buddhist temple with beautiful statues and buildings. Visitors can pray to..
6 Teppo-machi Samurai District Mandy Bartok Teppo-machi, the samurai district of Shimabara, showcases several old samurai mansions that are open to the public.
11 Jozenji in Kyoto Cathy Cawood This temple in Northern Kyoto is home to one of the Kyoto Rokujizo (six jizo) that are the focus of a yearly pilgrimage in August...
Culture Christmas Decorations Marunouchi Sue Ann Kunath Christmas was nearing and the Walt Disney Company helped me to get into the festive mood by bringing its magic to Central Toky..
10 Autumn in Akita Pratiwi Last October, I had a chance to visit Akita Prefecture. Prefecture Akita is located in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshu; t..