9 Culture Senjo-kaku and Goju-no-to Pagoda Anonymous The Senjo-kaku is an unfinished shrine built by Hideyoshi Toyotomi in remembrance of his fallen warriors. Next to it is the e...
Culture Kanga-an, Kyoto's Tipsy Temple? Charlotte Griffiths Kanga-an, one of Kyoto's smaller temples, boasts a beautiful zen garden and a secret bar.
14 Culture Kyoto Toyokuni Shrine Takako Sakamoto Toyokuni Shrine, Higashiyama, Kyoto, is where Toyotomi Hideyoshi is enshrined. It had been closed and forbidden to enter for ...
6 Culture Kinkakuji Steve Leavett-Brown Kinkakuji, more commonly known as the Golden Temple, is as beautiful as it is enigmatic. Originally constructed as a villa, s...
8 Culture Namba Yasaka Shrine, Osaka Gloria Ticconi Yasaka Shrine is a nice surprise, hidden in a busy metropolis like Osaka. It's an unusual shrine, maybe not easy to find with...
7 Culture Gokokuji Temple, Bunkyo-ku Manish Prabhune Gokokuji a fantastic and picturesque buddhist temple in Tokyo, one of the few ones which survived the WWII bombing.
9 Culture Kamakura's Daigyo-ji Temple Larry Knipfing On your way to Myohon-ji Temple, why not stop in at Daigyo-ji? Its main object of worship is the Goddess of Childbirth.
32 Culture Colors of Nikko National Park Elena Lisina Photos of many details of the temples and shrines of Nikko National Park.
Culture Celebrate the New Year in Shinagawa Serena Ogawa Shinagawa has a host of ways for you to celebrate the New Year, whether you want a Japanese experience of something more west...