Activities The Grand Hirafu Gondola Katou Phoenix The 2011/2012 season marked the 50th anniversary of Hirafu ski resort,
9 Painted Lotuses at Shoren-in Temple Takako Sakamoto In November 2014 I went to Kyoto to enjoy autumn leaves, and visited several
6 Culture Kiyomizu Temple in Early Spring Martijn Beckers On a cold March day in 2012, I decided to head to Kyoto again to visit
12 Culture Beautiful Shoren-in Temple, Kyoto 2 Larry Knipfing These were all painted by the very talented pop artist Hideki Kimura in 2005
8 Machu Picchu in the East Takako Sakamoto Tonaru district of Niihama City in Ehime Prefecture on 2nd November, 2014
9 Soothing Scenery of Enkoji Takako Sakamoto On the 22nd of November in 2014, I visited Enkoji Temple in Rakuhoku area
8 Culture The Holy Shinto Shrine Ise Jingu Masato Kitamura Last year (2013) the famous Shikinen Sengu ceremony was held again, when the shrine is completely rebuilt, every twenty years.