9 Culture Imperial Palace: Photo Spots Michael Kaplan The Tokyo Imperial Palace is a beautiful area comprised of gardens and old buildings. It is where the Emperor of Japan has h...
Culture Kamiyama Park Kenji Chida Kamiyama Park is the Homubushin religion's mountaintop retreat between Kanzaki and Kugui in Saidaiji,Okayama City.
Culture Fujiko F. Fujio Museum, Kawasaki Sarah Mathews Visit the Doraemon Museum and learn all about its creator, eat Doraemon-themed food in the cafe, and walk through a life-size...
Culture Kaikoji Temple Justin Velgus The Kaikoji Temple in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture houses two of the legendary living mummies. These former priests mummified ...
8 Culture Shiroishi Festival Reenactment Andrew Checkley Samurai battle to-and-fro across the grounds, traditional Kyudo archers fill the air, arquebuse volleys deafen audiences and ...
Culture Shiroishi Oni Kajuro Festival Andrew Checkley The small but perfectly built Shiroishi Castle makes for a pleasant trip all year round, though it comes to life as at no oth...
Culture Aira Sanryo (Imperial Tombs) Sarah Mitchell Aira Sanryo is the imperial tomb of the ancestors of Japan's first emperor.
12 Culture Hiratsuka Hachimangu Shrine Carrie Jacobs Bonbori Matsuri (500 Lanterns festival) at Hiratsuka Hachimangu Shrine in Hiratsuka-City
7 Culture Suwa Taisha (Suwa Grand Shrine) Brian Wood-Koiwa Suwa Taisha (Suwa Grand Shrine) houses the four largest logs of the Onbashira festival and a tree that snores when it lowers ...
Culture Kuma Kogen Furusato Ryoko Mura Anonymous Kuma Kogen Furusato Ryokō Mura is a largely self-contained tourist ‘village’ located in a picturesque but easily accessible p...
