Culture Kurama Temple Alena Eckelmann Yuki-jinja, a Shinto Shrine, that hosts the Kurama Fire Festival (hi matsuri
Culture Reizan: the Sake of Kumamoto Yui Yamaguchi middle of February to middle of March, we have a festival called shinshu matsuri
Culture Takekoma Inari Shrine Andrew Kehoe a very nice garden that contains a monument to the famous haiku poet Matsuo
Culture Iga Ueno Castle Chris Glenn the strangely shaped temple and museum dedicated to the wandering poet Matsuo
Culture Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum Elysse Hurtado Of particular note is Matsui Kosei, whose work often involved layering
Culture Matsusaka Castle Ruins Chris Glenn The castle was built on a hill covered in pine trees, hence it’s name, matsu
Food Akatsuki Coffee, Kyoto Christie Petrakopoulou Away from the busy streets of Sanjo and Kawaramachi in central Kyoto, there
Nightlife American Base Festivals On Okinawa Michael Flemming This Christmas themed festival features Santa Clause and Santa’s village