Food Katte Don at Kushiro's Washo Market Featured my contact at my accommodation, the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Kushiro, is Megumi... Megumi informed me that I only had to walk north, and in less than 10 minutes
11 Jozenji in Kyoto Cathy Cawood and 23 pilgrims visit each of the six temples for the Kyoto Rokujizo Meguri
11 Culture Tokyo Contemporary Sculpture Museum Peter Sidell In peaceful Meguro in south-western Tokyo, the Museum of Contemporary Sculpture displays a wide range of sculptures, in both classical and modern style
Culture Chuson-ji Temple in Iwate Ryohei Suenaga There appeared a powerful clan called Ohshu Fujiwara family, and the first... lord of the family, Fujiwara Kiyohira, began to construct such a huge
Culture History of Hiraizumi Andrew Checkley A thousand years ago, the Northern Fujiwara clan turned Tohoku into a private... series of power plays and betrayals, it was Hiraizumi and the Northern Fujiwara
Culture Kyoto's Kitano-Tenmangu Justin Velgus However, the emperor had also appointed Kuge Fujiwara (Tokihira) to a similar... In reality, the Fujiwara clan had real authority while the reigning emperor
Activities The Grossest Museum in Tokyo Emily Ikegami The Meguro Parasite Museum is a weird and wacky place to spend a few hours getting grossed out
11 Culture Happo-En Garden, Shirokanedai Peter Sidell Ten minutes from Meguro Station in Tokyo, Happo-En is a serene traditional garden whose name means 'beautiful from any angle', with ancient lanterns