Activities Higashiyama Walking Course Anna van Dyk At only five kilometres, this route through Takayama’s Temple Town and... Lined with pretty oak trees and dotted with temples, this is as scenic
Culture Hachioji City - History & Landmarks Sleiman Azizi Here is a simple introduction to some of the history and landmarks of Hachioji... A former temple, the ruins are associated with a series of unrelated murders
Culture Tokyo's Important Cultural Property - Sculptures Sleiman Azizi Items dating back centuries can be found in various temples and shrines in Fuchu City, Hino City, Kunitachi City and Meguro Ward.
Activities Daishoji Hydrangea Festival Kim Bergström Throughout the month of June, Saga Prefecture's Daishoji Temple hosts a hydrangea festival to celebrate these seasonal flowers.
11 Enpuku-ji in Uonuma, Niigata Rufus Starbuck Enpuku-ji in Uonuma, Niigata - a beautiful moss-covered courtyard around an old temple that houses some national treasures.
Activities Cycling in Southern Wakayama Tom Roseveare From the sacred Kumano Sanzan route to the mountain temples of Koyasan,... Kamitonda Kozen-ji Temple is a local temple about 1,200
Culture Amongst the Blues Reynald Ventura I got the idea of planting a hydrangea shrub after a visit to Meigetsuin Temple in Kamakura a few years ago.
16 Culture Joen-ji and Surrounding Streets Joe Robinson Joen-ji is a picturesque and unremarkable temple, overlooked by some of... wooden sotoba grave markers and dislodging leafs and petals from the temple
