Activities Akiu Night Museum 2025 Late Oct - Late Nov The annual Light up event at Tensyukaku National Park in Akiu Spa, Miyagi Prefecture, takes place the last week of October to the first two weeks of November
Culture Sendai Tanabata Museum Justin Velgus The Sendai Tanabata Museum in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture displays Tanabata Festival decorations year round.
Culture Advertising Museum Tokyo Daniel Vesey Advertising Museum Tokyo provides a look into the world of Japanese advertising from the Edo period running right through to the glitz and glamour of present
16 Cultured Pearl Museum Cathy Cawood At the Cultured Pearl Museum on Mikimoto Pearl Island in Toba you will learn all about the pearl culturing process.
12 Kamei Museum Collection Justin Velgus The Kamei Museum Collection is a unique museum featuring a large collection of butterfly specimens and a kokeshi doll exhibit.
Culture Kakegawa Ninomaru Museum Peter Sidell In Kakegawa in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Ninomaru Museum is a small, charming art museum.
Culture Gio-ji Temple, Kyoto: Part 3 of 4 Justin Velgus times this place must have felt a great distance from the capital city (*at... at one of the many Pure Land Buddhism temples in the area.
Culture Gio-ji Temple, Kyoto: Part 2 of 4 Justin Velgus Gio-ji Temple is more of a hermitage than a temple. It is a building with a kitchen sandwiched between two Japanese style rooms.
