Culture Yakage Town Kenji Chida A wonderful little town on the border with Hiroshima Prefecture with deep roots in Edo era Japan.
12 Culture Kita-Kamakura’s Engaku-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima This complex of temples has a long pavement leading into the inner grounds. Zen temples usually place their buildings in a li...
11 Culture Jomyo-ji Temple of Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima Jomyo-ji Temple was the family temple of the Ashikaga clan. It was established in 1188, but only the big bronze roof on the m...
Culture Meiseki-ji in Seiyo Anonymous Meiseki-ji is No. 43 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. There are dragons in wood and tile, and extra large amounts of moss...
Culture Mito's Kobuntei Elysse Hurtado Finally reopened after several long months of reconstruction, Mito’s historically rich Kobuntei could be considered the jewel...
9 Culture The Three Face Cards of Yokohama 2 Tomoko Kamishima Yokohama has three famous old towers. When you see this building from the sea, it looks like a swan spreading its wings.
10 Culture The Three Face Cards of Yokohama 3 Tomoko Kamishima Yokohama has three famous old towers. Jack was built in 1917 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Yokohama Port.
Culture Tosho-gu Shrine's Secret Magic - 3 Tomoko Kamishima Enshu secretly introduced various Western styles into Tosho-gu. The three main techniques he used in there were: Perspective,...
Culture Nikko’s Chuzen-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Chuzen-ji is an old temple standing on the east side of the lake. It’s famous for a unique wooden Buddha statue and the wonde...
7 Culture Nagasaki Sakamoto Foreign Cemetery Larry Knipfing Nagasaki includes Japan's oldest foreign community. Miraculously, the international cemetery here survived the atomic bombing...
