Culture Kokura Castle Complex Tristan Scholze Highlights include the Kokura Gion Festival on the third weekend in July
9 Family-friendly Activities in Niigata Kim Bergström The aquarium also boasts sea lion and penguin feeding demonstrations, and
Culture Akita's Miyoshi Shrine Anonymous The torii or gate at the shrine has on display two komainu statues, lion-dogs
Shopping Kasen Sake Brewery Denes Perlaky TAWARAYA purchased this sake brewery and a connected pawn shop for 3 Gin-kan
Culture Minatogawa Shrine, Kobe Joe Robinson gate and is surrounded by many Tōrō (stone lanterns) and Komainu, the “lion-dog
Accommodation Piece Hostel Sanjo Vidi Amelia it has so much to offer - from shopping centres to tourist icons like Gion
Culture Kitsumoto Jinja - The "Mandarin" Shrine Alena Eckelmann and of course people from the local neighborhood who enjoy watching the Lion
Culture Escape to the Countryside! Featured He pays particular attention to the magnificent stone komainu (lion-dogs
