11 Culture Details of a Minka Home Elena Lisina Seated in front of the kamidana, people will pray and greet the deceased... Most people simply slept on straw mats or the floor.
Food Tokyo Sichuan Festival 2026 Mid May be popular - last year's festival drew in crowds of around 100,000 people
A Crow's Message in Kagoshima Featured Of course for this reason, the area attracted people from all over the... People strolled around the shrine, casually chatting, unbothered.
Culture Shunsho-no-Hibiki 2026 Mid May The Shunsho-no-Hibiki Concert was started in 1995 in order to commemorate the completion of the Iketsukihashi Bridge, a triple-arched bridge built on the
8 Culture Autumn at Kamakura's Engaku-ji Mandy Bartok In the autumn, it's easy to follow the crowds who head to the temple
10 Koyasan: Random Impressions Nicole Bauer I highly recommend to stay at a temple overnight, visit the Okunoin, Japan's largest graveyard, and if you like hiking, try one of the hiking trails
Culture Yoyogi Hachimangu Shrine Scott Brause commemorate the discovery of a settlement of the island’s primordial people
Food Tomita Ramen in Matsudo Tom Roseveare While the restaurant, which seats 11 people along 2 counters, opens at... There is always a long line of people stretching down the block waiting