12 Activities Exploring Mount Hiei & Enryaku-ji Lee Tan The mountain is considered sacred, and at its summit lies Enryaruki-ji,... classical Japanese writings, when writers referred to a mountain, it is
14 Snow Garden of Shougenji Temple Takako Sakamoto This temple is not known by tourists, so I was the only one who was taking... Some local visitors who came for a New Year's celebration stared at me
Activities Gon-chan: Melancholy Stones of Naeba Reynald Ventura The idea of big stones painted with mournful eyes and a gaze that petrifies -- to welcome and usher visitors to a rock festival venue, in my view, is a
Culture Watching Sumidagawa Hanabi Elena Lisina Running since 1810, Sumidagawa Hanabi is one of the biggest fireworks festivals in Tokyo.
7 Shaved Ice for the Hot Summer Masayo Tsuchiya This is milk with red bean paste. ... This is the small size.
39 Culture Light and Darkness Elena Lisina decks of Tokyo Skytree or Tokyo Tower, the sight of the city at night is... breathtaking and reminds me of a star lit sky.
Culture Unsodo Book Vault & Gallery Bonson Lam Founded in 1891, it is the only publisher of wood block prints in Japan, as well publishing books bound in the "tesuri-mokuhanga" style.
Culture Tokyo's Secret Forest Julian Domanski videos online, claiming to reveal Tokyo's hidden gems, only to leave me... The Meguro Institute of Science & Nature Study, however, truly is a gem