11 Culture Details of a Minka Home Elena Lisina Traditional household items in the minka-house remain to this day. Although their appearance has changed, the names and essen...
7 Culture Kamakura’s Kaizoji Temple Steve Morton For anyone wanting to venture a little off the beaten track, be sure to visit Kamakura’s Kaizoji Temple where you will find m...
Culture Nakagawa Kazumasa Art Museum Peter Sidell On the Manazuru Peninsula, about two hours from Tokyo in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, this museum is dedicated to the work of...
Culture Yokohama Chinatown Part 1 Emi Takahata Nobumasa Takahashi, the chairperson of Yokohama Chinatown Development Association, works hard for all visitors of Yokohama Ch...
7 Culture Hongaku-ji Temple Lily Taki “Hongaku-ji Temple” in Kamakura is very famous for Kamakura seven deities of good luck. Originally, “Ebisu do” was establishe...
6 Culture Choju-ji Temple in Kamakura Lily Taki Chojyu Temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture is a temple built by Ashikaga Motouji to mourn the death of his father, Ashika...
13 Culture The Beautiful Moss Stairs of Sugimoto Temple Lily Taki Kanazawa Street's Sugimoto Temple is famous for being the oldest temple in Kamakura. Along its stone steps is a small, red Ni...
7 Culture December in Yokohama Park Steve Morton Famous for being home to the Yokohama ‘DeNA Baystars’, baseball team, Yokohama Park is a surprisingly colorful place to visit...
Culture My Favorite Cities of Japan: Yokohama Elena Lisina Yokohama has its own unique spirit and the face of a futuristic city. It’s one of the most loved places among Japanese for we...
Culture Kamakurabori Assembly Hall Kim The Kamakurabori Assembly Hall gives visitors a chance to carve a plate in the style of kamakurabori, a traditional art in th...
