Culture Arimatsu Textile Museum Katrina Webber 400-year-old tye-dying techniques are still practiced today in Arimatsu. The museum showcases exceptional piece and shares th...
Culture Osafune Sword Museum Gift Shop Kenji Chida The gift shop attached to the Bizen Osafune Sword Museum. You can buy hand crafted sword as well as kitchen knives. A gift fo...
Culture Yumeji Museum in Okayama City Kenji Chida Okayama's museum dedicated to its favorite artistic son.
Culture The Shape of the Sword Kenji Chida A quick look at the history of the shape of the Japanese sword
Culture The Secrets of the Japanese Sword Kenji Chida The Osafune Sword Museum is a magnet for sword enthusiasts. This a breakdown of the sword making process.
Culture Rokkakudo Reborn Elysse Hurtado At the northern tip of Ibaraki lies a series of rocky inlets facing the Pacific Ocean renowned for their physical beauty, and...
10 Culture Kawasaki's Nihon Minka-en Josef Diermair The Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum in Kawasaki is a rather quiet place that has a lot to offer to people in search of old w...
Culture Nikko's Italian Villa Memorial Park Tomoko Kamishima The former Italian Embassy Villa in Nikko is now open to the public as a park. After Tochigi prefecture bought it quite recen...
9 Culture Fun at Odawara Castle Larry Knipfing Odawara is a rather sleepy town in Kanagawa except for its castle, which is beautiful in the spring around cherry blossom sea...
Culture A Trip to Kagoshima City Aquarium Matthew Dobbins Kagoshima City Aquarium is a great way to learn about the area's rich marine heritage.
