Planning Kyoto, Nagoya Make TIME's World's Greatest Places 2023 Kim Bergström Mar 19, 2023 Festival fans don't miss out either, with the likes of the Gion Matsuri
Culture The Monk, the Wanderer, and the Dead Justin Velgus Visited by legendary haiku poet Matsuo Basho, the temple is noteworthy for its ancient stone Buddhist carvings.
12 Activities Rustic Spring Beauty in Enzan Cathy Cawood Temple take a few minutes to admire the beautiful weeping cherry tree at Matsuo
Activities Aya, Miyazaki Prefecture: Life in the Countryside Micaela Braithwaite decided to take a walk through downtown Aya, and check out some of the Hina Matsuri
8 "Hoshi-no-Iwaya" and "Buddha Stone" Yoshifumi Hara Hoshi-no-Iwaya" is associated with the 19th temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage, Tatsue-ji
Culture Tatami 101 Sherilyn Siy If you are living in an old Japanese house and wish to change the tatami mats, you might find our experience helpful.
Food Delicious Tonkatsu in Kichijoji Michael Ying Two delicious Tonkatsu Restaurants in Kichijoji: Tare Katsu, a small restaurant with a Niigata recipe and Marakatsu Shokudo, a new wave Tonkatsu Burrito
Activities Kama-iri-cha Shibamoto Samuel Richards At this tea plantation in Shizuoka in central Japan, the master takes things to a new level by roasting the mature leaf into a variety of tea called Houji-cha