Culture Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival 2025 Jonathan Jahnke Takaoka's Mikurumayama Festival, a 400 year old parade celebrating the founding of the city. One of only five festivals in Ja...
Culture Tateyama Museum of Toyama Kerrie Hankinson Oyama Jinja and the sites of Nunobashi at Ashikuraji are great places to visit. The Tateyama Museum is a good place to learn ...
Culture Oyama Jinja Kerrie Hankinson Perched on the top of Tateyama's Oyama Peak is Oyama Jinja, once a flourishing center of Shugendō, the mountain religion of J...
Culture Oyama Jinja Iwakuraji Kerrie Hankinson Oyama Jinja is located on three separate locations in the hills and mountains of south-east Toyama prefecture. This article f...
Culture Ashikuraji Oyama Jinja Kerrie Hankinson Ashikuraji village, on the edge of the Tateyama caldera, is the site of the mid-level Oyama JInja. This beautiful shrine is s...
Culture Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design The Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design, also known as TAD, showcases its world-class collections and bridges art and...
Culture Nunobashi Kanjoue Kerrie Hankinson When the mountain religion Shugendō flourished in this valley, on the middle day of Autumn Equinox, hundreds of women came to...
Culture Zuiryuji Kerrie Hankinson Zuiryuji is a magnificent example of early Edo architecture. Modelled on Chinese design, building took 20 years. It reflects ...
Culture Zuiryu Temple, Takaoka Jonathan Perry A tour of Zuiryu Temple, Takaoka, a beautfiul but little known National Treasure in Toyama Prefecture.
