Culture Traditional Gold and Silverware Kenny King Hin Choi Ishiguro Kounan is a master of Japanese gold and silver ware, whose expertise is renowned throughout Japan's traditional c..
14 Toun-ji and Sugiyama Shrine Cathy Cawood Machida's Tounji Temple and Sugiyama Shrine are absolutely beautiful surrounded by cherry blossoms, and on the hillside above..
Culture Kakegawa Stained Glass Museum Peter Sidell In the historic castle town Kakegawa in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Stained Glass Museum is a small but enjoyable museum..
8 Culture A Folk Story by Okukubi River Michael R Lynch Folklore that's part history and part legend in the north of Okinawa.
15 A Few Days at Miyajima Larry Knipfing I visited Miyajima in late November, when the weather was almost perfect. It was still relatively warm, and the momiji were at..
8 Photographers at Gokurakuji Station Takako Sakamoto When I was taking photos of Gokurakuji Temple in Kamakura, many photographers materialized from nowhere and attached themselves..
Activities Cycling and Boating on Lake Tazawa Bonson Lam Immerse yourself in the purity of Lake Tazawa. There is a legend here about a girl called Tatsuko, who thought that by drinking..