Culture Kosanji Temple One of Kyoto’s most secluded UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Kosanji Temple is located within a lush mountain forest. Kosanji is a Buddhist temple belonging..
Culture Byodo-in Temple 5 (1Review) Byodo-in Temple is one that all Japanese people have seen — on the back of a 10-yen coin. The Buddhist temple is most well-known for the view of its..
Culture Saiho-ji Temple Known as the “Moss Temple” or Kokedera Temple, Saiho-ji in Kyoto is home to one of Japan’s finest moss gardens. Built in 1339, the Zen temple was..
Activities Mount Fuji 5 (3Reviews) Few places in Japan are more iconic than Mt Fuji, the country’s tallest peak. Towering over the landscape at a height of 3,776 meters (12,388 feet),..
Culture Tenryu-ji 5 (2Reviews) Tenryu-ji (天龍寺) is the head temple of the Tenryuji sect of Rinzai Zen Buddhism and was first established by shogun Ashikage Takauji in 1339 to ho..
Culture Ninna-ji Temple Established in 888, Ninna-ji is a temple of great importance — being the head temple of the Omuro school in the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. Ninna-ji..
Culture Daigo-ji Temple Established in 874, Daigo-ji Temple is one of Kyoto’s most scenic religious sites. The mountainside temple grounds make it a prime spot for both sakura..
Culture Tomioka Silk Mill Tomioka Silk Mill is Japan's oldest modern model silk reeling factory, established in 1872 by the government to introduce modern machine silk reeling..