Culture Yushima Seido Confucian Temple Todd Wojnowski The world's largest statue of Confucius stands in Tokyo's Yushima Seido, one of the biggest Confucian temples in Japan. Sitin...
Culture Christmas Decorations Marunouchi Sue Ann Kunath Christmas was nearing and the Walt Disney Company helped me to get into the festive mood by bringing its magic to Central Tok...
Culture AnimeJapan 2014 Tom Hanaway With about 100,000 attendees, AnimeJapan is one of the biggest anime conventions in Japan.
Culture Touring Tsukiji's Outer Market Joan Lambert Bailey A tour of Tsukiji's Outer Market offers a delicious inside look at a Tokyo institution.
Culture Exploring Meiji Shrine Michael Kaplan Meiji Jingu is an impressive shrine constructed in honor of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken who ruled Japan during the early...
Culture Sengakuji Temple, Shinagawa Jessica A Paje Sengakuji Temple is the final resting place for the 47 Ronin samurai and in modern day Tokyo, the themes of “Gi” (justice;義...
Culture Gundam Statue & Gundam Front Tokyo Jessica A Paje The Gundam Statue and Gundam Front Tokyo are very popular attractions in Odaiba. The 1/1 scale of the humanoid-shaped vehicle...
11 Culture Niijima: Shrine and Cemetery Hannah Bambra Jusansha Shrine is a Buddhist exile cemetery and shrine on Izu island, Japan. During the Edo period, academics, scholars and ...
Culture National Museum of Western Art Todd Wojnowski National Museum of Western Art in Ueno Park, Tokyo, is the premier collection of art from the Western tradition in Japan. It ...
12 Culture Tokyo's Zojo-ji Temple in Spring Larry Knipfing I like to go back to my favorite temples a few times a year so that I can enjoy how they change with the seasons. Zojo-ji is ...