15 Culture Kuma Seido no Kairo Art Gallery L. MacLean The Kuma Seido no Kairo is an art gallery of sculptures mostly of bronze, but there are some attractive pieces carved of wood...
Culture Experience the Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples R.S. Reynolds I visit the Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples in Abashiri and learn about Ainu culture
Culture Teshikaga Kussharo-Kotan Museum of Ainu Folklore R.S. Reynolds I visit the Teshikaga Kussharo-Kotan Museum of Ainu Folklore at Lake Kussharo in Akan National Park in Hokkaido
Culture Okinawa Zoo & Museum Michael Flemming Every zoo in Japan is unique is some way. Okinawa Zoo and Museum is no different as it is the southernmost zoo in all of Japa...
6 Culture Wonder Museum Michael Flemming The Okinawa Zoo is a wide open nature park of multiple fun zones including its three story Wonder Museum full of pint size ex...
12 Culture Toshimaen Cosplay Event Anonymous Witness Japanese teens dressing up as their favourite anime characters at an amusement park
12 Culture Iwafune-san Kosho-ji Temple Larry Knipfing 600 steps is quite a climb, but worth every bit of effort in this case; Iwafune-san Temple in rural Tochigi Prefectue is the ...
11 Culture Tochigi's Ohira-san Jinja Shrine Larry Knipfing This shrine was established in the early Heian Period. You can drive to the shrine, or better yet, enjoy a leisurely hike up ...
22 Culture Shitaya Shrine Festival Sher Ying Wee One of the older shrines that hold early summer processions. If you're in town during an odd time (after sakura season but be...
Culture Jindaiji Temple, Chofu City Andrew Ng In the leafy environs of Jindaiji temple, it's possible to imagine you are stepping back in time and walking in the footsteps...