Culture Yoshinogari Koen, Saga Georgina Young One of the oldest historical sites in Japan, an ancient Yayoi period village and its culture comes alive at Yoshinogari Histo...
Culture Riding the Seto Inland Sea Currents Anonymous The Seto Inland Sea appears calm from a distance, but if you go offshore in a boat, you experience its extreme side. The brid...
Culture A Healing Trip in Akita Marie Guirao I recommend Akita to those who had been to Japan a few times and are trying to seek for a deeper Japan experience in their ne...
Culture The National Art Center, Tokyo Peter Sidell The National Art Center is one of Tokyo's largest art museums, and holds a constantly changing, wide range of exhibitions in ...
7 Culture Sherlock Holmes' Room, Kitano, Kobe Manish Prabhune I used to live in Kobe, within a minutes walk from the England House, one of the former foreign mansions, known as Ijinkan, i...
Culture The Kaiju Diet Armand Vaquer Japan's national capital building has a great history which has been enhanced by its appearance in several giant monster movies.
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...
Culture Nissan Gallery Yokohama Tomoko Kamishima Nissan Global HQ Gallery in Yokohama is worth visiting, not only for Nissan freaks but also for those who would like to actua...
Culture Iwatoyama Keyhole Tomb Mandy Bartok The Iwatoyama keyhole tomb in southern Fukuoka prefecture is a classic example of a 7th century kofun burial mound.
Culture Teshima: Mesmerizing Art in Nature Clifford Bernstein Teshima Island, a part of the Setouchi Art Island mini-archipelago in the Inland Sea