8 Culture Kamakura Camera - Kuzuharagaoka Shrine Peter Oxley whose forces defeated and ended the shogunate established by Minamoto no... The prince’s remains are now enshrined in Kamakura-gu, a shrine purposely
Nightlife CARNIVAL TOKYO Featured Why not treat yourself to an elevated experience of Tokyo’s nightlife after... social aspects, CARNIVAL TOKYO is guaranteed to create a night you will not
Culture Cathedral That Rose From the Ashes Arlene Bastion The Memorial Peace Cathedral may have originated in war, but is now a place of quiet in a less visited part of central Hiroshima, with much to see inside
Accommodation Couchsurfing in Japan Amber Mezbourian that you can easily end up quickly burning through your cash if you’re not... No money changes hands as the whole experience is based on trust, with
Culture Bunkyo City Ward - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi black facade and sombre grandeur speaks of its regal heritage while, in a nod... wood, Yushima Tenjin Shrine was established in the fifth century and now
Culture Hachioji City - Parks & Gardens Sleiman Azizi Takao, one of Tokyo's most popular destinations, is not the only natural... River but the park is also the location of the Takiyama Castle ruins, now
12 Culture The Peace Memorial Park at Night Elena Lisina Before the bomb, the area of what is now the Peace Park was the political... the day after the bomb was dropped, it was decided that the area would not
Culture Otori Taisha Gary Luscombe of caution, Emperor Keiko ordered his son to travel to Izumo Province (now... gave him the name he is most widely recognized by today; Yamato-Takeru-no-Mikoto