Culture Gunma Power Spot Haruna Shrine Cathy Cawood Haruna Shrine dates back to 586 AD, and the oldest cedar here is thought to be 1200 years old. The shrine is considered a pow...
6 Culture Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma Masato Kitamura A national treasure and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tomioka Silk Mill in Japan's Gunma Prefecture is a spot where you can tak...
Culture War and Peace In Nagano Arlene Bastion A dramatic battle ground site adjacent to a peaceful, rambling park and a nonstop farmhouse walking trail.
11 Culture Heian Jingu Shrine Cherry Blossoms Shozo Fujii In Japan's former capital of Kyoto, the gardens at Heian Jingu shrine are especially renowned for their Yae red weeping cherr...
7 Culture Yokohama’s Café Omnibus Steve Morton For anyone who feels like a touch of art with their coffee then Yokohama’s Café Onibus is definitely the place for you! With ...
Culture Mukojima-Hyakkaen Gardens Sleiman Azizi Tokyo's only surviving Edo Period garden, Mukojima-Hyakkaen is located in Higashi Mukojima. Open throughout the year, the gar...
Culture Hidden Gems in Western Tokyo Piti Koshimura Activities around Western Tokyo: sake tasting, washi workshop, aizome, ninja experience, tea ceremony, temple lodging, raftin...
Culture Blessed Biwa Arlene Bastion Lake Biwa holds more than beauty. It also brings blessings as an object of worship according to both the Shinto and Buddhist ...
15 Culture Hasedera Temple in Kamakura Illaura Rossiter Close to Tokyo in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, Kamakura's Hase-dera temple is known for its summer hydrangeas, and is also ho...
Culture Otsu: Oddly Overshadowed Arlene Bastion Otsu has its own merits including Lake Biwa and shrines significant to Buddhist-Shinto origins. It need not be overshadowed a...