16 Kakazu Takadai Koen (Peace Park) Timothy Jones During World War II, Kakazu Takadai Koen (嘉数高台公園), commonly known as Kakazu
10 Culture A Tour of Nikko's Chuzen-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Built by Shodo (勝道上人) in 784, the venerable Chuzen-ji Temple in Nikko,
Nihonmatsu Chrysanthemum Festival 2026 Mid Oct - Mid Nov The Nihonmatsu Chrysanthemum Festival (二本松菊人形) is a month long chrysanthemum festival featuring dolls dressed in floral attire.
Culture The Holland House Anonymous These buildings, called 異人館 (ijinkan), literally translated as “the house
Activities Nikko’s Kegon-no-taki Falls Tomoko Kamishima that Kegon-no-taki Falls were discovered by the famous priest Shodo (勝道上人)
Food Maguro Bito Perri Silverstein mouth-watering sushi dance past on a revolving belt at Maguro Bito (まぐろ人)
Culture Kakiemon Pottery Showroom Miriam Thielen Vaz Dias Sakaida Kakiemon XIV, who was designated a Living National Treasure (人間国宝
Culture Nikko’s Chuzen-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima History of Chuzen-ji This temple was built by Shodo (勝道上人) in 784.