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...
21 Culture Furue Trail Walk Ciara Long A temple and shrine trail in Furue, Hiroshima that includes several temples, shrines, a beautiful graveyard and stunning view...
12 Culture Flower Festival Yosakoi Parade JJ Walsh Hiroshima's flower festival features dancing troupes from across Japan in amazing costumes doing synchronized Yosakoi on the ...
6 Culture Kinjo Castle Surveying Soja City Below Judith Mikami A castle with a complex history that is said to be where the demons came from in Okayama's legend of Momotaro 'the Peach Boy'.
9 Culture Yokohama’s Shomyo-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Shomyo-ji Temple was established in 1258 as a family temple of Hojo Sanetoki, one of the Kamakura clans. The garden of the te...
7 Culture Kamakura's Famous Rokujizo Statues Larry Knipfing Rokujizo statues can be found all over Japan. They always come in sets of 6 and are there to pray for those who have suffered...
14 Culture The Straw Ropes of Kashima Futami Anonymous In early May, the straw rope between the twin rocks off Kashima Island is replaced. Spectators in fishing boats swarm around ...
