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The Legends of Sakura

The Legends of Sakura

Elena Lisina

For the Japanese, blooming sakura represesnts the transience and fragility of life. A person lives his life in the same way a...

Saimyoji Temple

Saimyoji Temple

Elizabeth S

Saimyoji, Mashiko's Shingon Buddhist temple, replete with heritage structures, is one of the oldest in east Japan. It's also ...

Tochigi
Blades of Shinanomachi

Blades of Shinanomachi

Nathan Eden

I visited a knife and blade maker in Shinanomachi to see how he forges his traditional craft's products. It was both fascinat...

Nagano
Kanazawa's Noh Museum

Kanazawa's Noh Museum

Peter Sidell

In Kanazawa in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture, the Noh Museum is what it sounds like. You can see masks and costumes used in per...

Ishikawa