Culture A Visit to Horyuji Su Stori A visit to Horyuji Temple, Nara: Art, history, nature and lovely food around Japan.
Culture Kifune Shrine in Northern Kyoto Bryan Baier A small but gorgeous and less-traveled shrine in the mountains north of downtown Kyoto.
9 Culture Hoonji Temple Chris Barnes The Hoonji Temple is home to the famous 500 Buddhist Disciples. This unique attract is one of Morioka's best.
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...
Culture Kumano Hongu Shrine & Giant Torii Tomoko Kamishima Kumano Hongu Shrine & Giant Torii Gate: One of the three great shrines of Kumano, Hongu Shrine saves ones life in the future.
Culture A Day Trip to Yūki, Ibaraki Niaya Harper Yūki, Ibaraki - A city with a long tradition of Japanese textile and craft and the birthplace of Yūki-Tsumugi.
12 Culture Kyoto Entoku-in Temple Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto Entoku-in Temple: Home of Nene, legal wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and a mysterious rock garden
12 Culture Kyoto Ryoan-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Since Queen Elizabeth II visited this rock garden and highly praised it in 1975, huge numbers of people have flocked to Ryoan...
6 Culture The Moss Garden at Saihoji Temple Mandy Bartok Saihoji's famed moss garden is worth the effort it takes to get to on the outer fringes of Kyoto
23 Culture Komainu Lion-like Statues Elena Lisina One can meet Komainu lion-like statues in many places in Japan, so they are one of the symbols of Shinto sacred places.