6 Culture The Battlefields of Nagahama Castle Emi Nishiwaki In Shiga Prefecture in central Japan, Nagahama Castle is a great spot to visit for a dose of spring cherry blossoms. It also ...
Culture Masterpieces of Bamboo Art 2020 Kim Katsujo Soho and Fujinuma Noboru are Living National Treasures in the bamboo craft realm, and they both live in Tochigi Prefe...
10 Culture Okayama Tokoen Kenji Chida A beautiful garden residence tucked away in the Kadotayashiki neighborhood of Okayama City.
12 Culture Tokei-ji Temple in spring Tomoko Kamishima After the cherry blossoms are gone, the tourist season in Kamakura has a short break. But the flowers in Tokei-ji Temple pass...
12 Culture Spring at Kitano Tenman-gu, Kyoto Julian Bohler Located northwest of Kyoto near the famous Golden Pavilion, Kitano Tenman-gu is a Shinto shrine where Sugawara no Michizane, ...
6 Culture Nishijin Textile Center Kyoto Bonson Lam At the Nishijin Textile Center, there are kimono pattern books from the Meiji period in the late 19th century, showing the sy...
7 Culture Soja RetRoad Festival Judith Mikami Every September Soja City hosts a Retroad (retro + road) Festival to celebrate the tradition of the old main road with the ne...
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...
6 Culture Sen-oku Hakuko kan Etsuko Yamada If you are interested in traditional Chinese ink paintings, visit the Sen-oku Hakuko Kan Museum. This museum exhibits and pre...
Culture Modern Mashiko Ceramics Exhibition 2020-2021 Kim Mashikoyaki, or Mashiko ware, is one of Japan's most famous pottery types. A special event at the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic A...
