Culture Kinpu Shrine and the Hideout Pagoda Bryan Baier stumbled over the words of the Shugendo prayer chant as I walked around the Kakure-to... bell which rang surprisingly loud in the dark and enclosed space of the Kakure-to
Planning Tokyo's Fussa City Sleiman Azizi Tamura Sake Brewery A family-run brewery now in its 16th generation, Tamura
Culture Kimono & Ninja Cosplay/Rental Shop Akira Matsuo In Matsumoto, in Nagano Prefecture, a local beautician recently opened a fantastic shop of kimono (traditional Japanese clothes)..
Food Starbucks Blends Alcohol and Ice Audrey Foo Apr 4, 2016 While people here are frothing over Starbucks sakura (cherry blossom) flavored
8 Activities Japan's Bountiful Spring Flower Bloom Ignatius Koh Finally, the quintessential sakura appear from south to north, blooming
6 Culture Imabari Castle Photos Mandy Bartok picture with its gleaming white walls, reflective moat and springtime sakura
Culture Higashi Fuchie Teien Garden Sleiman Azizi plants can be found here, including regular Japanese garden stalwarts the sakura
Culture HiSui Tokyo Elizabeth Wormald I was presented with sweets in the shape of a sakura blossom and a gentle... my exquisite chawan (tea bowl) was decorated with delicate branches of sakura
