Culture The Tea Ceremony with Chazen Scott Brause In Ginza in the heart of Tokyo, you can experience the tea ceremony at Chazen, much in the same way it was practiced over 400...
Culture A Summer Day in Ouchi-Juku Sandro Bernardinello In a remote area of Aizu, this small village of old wooden houses stopped a hundred years ago.
Culture Gesshoji Temple Kim Gesshoji Temple is one of Matsue's best temples to visit. It's known for the giant tortoise statue on the grounds, as well as...
Culture Discover Mystic Beauty at Daiyuzan Saijoji Temple Sandro Bernardinello Imagine an ancient forest, with huge trees covered in shiny green moss and only the sound of the raindrops falling on the woo...
11 Culture Zenkyu-In Temple in Matsumoto Peter Sidell In the centre of Matsumoto in Japan's Nagano prefecture, Zenkyu-In is a charming Buddhist temple, home to a range of statues,...
Culture Japan For Video Game Lovers Ignatius Koh To many, Japan is the home of video games. From the vast amount of franchises created by Japanese companies – Super Mario, So...
Culture Moyai Statue in Shibuya Ignatius Koh Everyone knows about Shibuya's Hachiko statue, the most popular meeting point possibly in all of Japan. However, on the south...
Culture Hachiko Statue in Shibuya Ignatius Koh One of Japan's unofficial landmarks, the Hachiko statue in Shibuya is a homage to the faithful Akita dog who waited at Shibuy...
Culture Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr Hillary Lewis Pacific Okinawa Players theatre group's production of The Little Mermaid Jr opens this weekend. This production is family and...
Culture Issa Soju Memorial Hall Elizabeth S Issa-Soju Memorial Hall in Nagareyama City, a fine example of local architecture and dry landscape garden, gives a glimpse in...
