Food Matsusaka Beef Chris Glenn There are three top internationally famous brands of beef from Japan, Kobe
7 Culture Tatsueji C. Rio Taking this as a sign from Kobō Daishi, the couple both became devout Buddhists
9 Culture Nakamachi-dori street, Matsumoto JJ Walsh many of the buildings on this street is the white, criss-crossed namako-kabe
12 Culture Tachiki-Kannon Temple in Shiga Cathy Cawood Tachiki-Kannon Temple in Shiga Prefecture: stone lanterns, statue of Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi riding a deer, and many, many, many steps.
Nightlife Osaka Hikari-Renaissance Ash packed as the better-known other Kansai light show, the Luminarie, held in Kobe
7 Culture The Burning Mountain Temple C. Rio Kobo Daishi encountered a dragon here that was terrorizing the local inhabitants
9 Konzenji Temple in Tsuruga: Fukui Takako Sakamoto than a millennium ago, in 736, by Taicho, and received visits from both Kobo-Daishi
Culture Seiryu-ji Temple, Aomori Peter Sidell the road, I came first to the Daishi-do, a vibrant red hall named for Kobo... to the Kondo is the Kaizan-do, a smaller wooden hall with a statue of Kobo