Activities Three Days Along Kisoji’s Nakasendo Trail (Day 2) Featured gravesites but rather monuments erected in memory of the worshippers who died en... Temple: Zazen and Karesansui Kozen-ji is an old Buddhist Zen
10 Culture Kamakura Camera - Joichiji Temple Peter Oxley Joichiji is a Zen Buddhist temple belonging to the Rinzai sect, established... Temple of Pure Wisdom Joichiji was ranked number four of the five Zen Buddhist
Culture Taimatsu Akashi Festival 2026 Early Nov Carried through the town by groups of 150 men, the torches are then taken
Planning ATM Upgrade in Okinawa Bonson Lam May 10, 2016 Visitors to Okinawa can now withdraw cash in Japanese yen from a limited number of ATMs at the Bank of the Ryukyus.
7 Fall Lights at Kodai-ji Illaura Rossiter Kodai-ji is a Zen Buddhist temple of Kenniji sect's Rinzai school,... As well as being a Zen temple which centers around Buddha, it has a mausoleum
6 Culture Shoka Sonjuku School Lily It is known as the place from where came a lot of great men, who changed... tatami - floor mats also used in Japan as a measure of room size), a ten-tatami
Culture Yatsusankan Ryokan Japan Travel special open-air ‘rose bath’ for women, or a cascading waterfall for men
Culture Lantern Festival in Nozawa Onsen 2026 Sep 8th - Sep 9th September 9th On the 9th, the men in their “yaku” (bad luck) years, shake... which not only adds to the spectacle but also the time it takes for the men