Culture Meiji Jingu Shrine Francesco Agresti In Shibuya stands a Shinto shrine honoring the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shouken.
9 Activities The Susuki Plain of Kirishima Tristan Scholze すすきヶ原—susuki ga hara—Susuki Plain 硫黄山—iou-yama—Mt.
Culture A Visit to Mt Yoshino Paul Hackshaw Accessed from a mountain valley, it can be reached by taking a Kintetsu express... look over the valley which is almost entirely covered in trees (Japanese cypress
Activities Mobara Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Mid Mar - Mid Apr Blossom Festival at Mobara Park is conducted annually from late March until... highlight Bentendou, a small structure that houses an image of Benten (弁天)
Food Jiki Miyazawa: Tea and Kaiseki Justin Velgus This is why the word 'brown' in Japanese is chairo (茶色), or '... The tea craze in Japan wouldn't really start until the Kamakura period
Activities Tokyo Mukojima Hyakka-en Gardens Tomoko Kamishima Mukojima Hyakka-en Gardens were one way Edoites expressed their strong... were powerful and gorgeous, Hoitsu opened up his own unique world to express
Culture Nara Toshodai-ji Temple in Autumn Tomoko Kamishima the historical novel, The Roof Tile of Tempyo, by Yasushi Inoue (井上靖『天平... Imperial temple in Japan) and initiated 440 people, including the Emperor, Empress
Nightlife Tsutenkaku by Night Jeannie Gan Tsutenkaku (通天閣) literally means “The tower reaching to heaven”.