Culture Kunitachi City - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Surprisingly, Kunitachi City is home to relatively few temples and shrines but with some quality locations. These include Aoy...
Culture The Seven Wonders of Tainaisan Shrine Alena Eckelmann A shrine in the forest of Iwate has more to offer than the usual shrine buildings and torii gates. Here you find a massive ro...
Culture Saitama Prefecture's Castle Heritage Elizabeth S Saitama Prefecture’s towns and cities, once ruled by feudal lords, were filled with castles. Most were lost to conflicts and ...
Culture Minato City Ward - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Minato City Ward is cosmopolitan with its embassies, world corporations and with their culture and heritages, even its temple...
Culture Rediscover Fukushima Prefecture Rey Waters There is so much to see in Fukushima Prefecture. From Castles, mountain hikes, sake/beer breweries, fruit picking, all type o...
Culture Zenkoji Gokaicho Robert Grey Zenkoji Gokaicho, a once in seven years event that draws crowds of people to the city.
Culture Hino City - Museums & Galleries Sleiman Azizi As a bedroom community for central Tokyo, Hino City surprises with its Shinsengumi samurai police force heritagey. This small...
Culture Mukai Chiaki Children's Science Museum Kim Bergström The Mukai Chiaki Children's Science Museum honors locally-born Mukai Chiaki, Japan's first woman in space. The museum has ple...
Culture Itoman Fair 2026 Kim Bergström If you consider yourself a bit of a foodie and you'll be visiting Okinawa this January, check out the Itoman Fair at Michi no...
Culture Kawagoe's Hikawa Jinja Sophia Warren Kawagoe’s Hikawa Jinja, separated from the main Omiya Hikawa Shrine over a century ago, is a great quaint location to end you...
