Culture Zama Sunflower Festival Carrie Jacobs Zama's Sunflower Festival in July & August boasts 550,000 blooms. Flowers, music & a range of Sunflower products.
Culture Shiratori Shrine Matthew Eynon Tucked away in the village of Nagara, a suburb of Tenri City, is a Shinto shrine named Shiratori that predates the Nara Perio...
Culture Chōgaku-ji Temple Matthew Eynon Located on the Yamanobe Path at the foot of Mt. Ryūō-zan in Yanagimoto-cho, Tenri City is the Chōgaku-ji Temple, reportedly b...
Culture Paths Less Traveled – Ryūō-zan Matthew Eynon The summit of Mt. Ryūō is difficult to reach, but well worth the hike. It is often billed as a Health Trail.
12 Culture Hakone's Wonderful Open-Air Museum Larry Knipfing If you've got half a day free and will be in the Hakone area, this open-air museum is a must-see. I recommend going early in ...
8 Culture Tokei-ji, the Divorce Temple Brian Wood-Koiwa A small peaceful temple nestled in the cool shaded hillside near Kita-Kamakura station. Enjoy a walk through the lush green f...
Culture Inujima: Industrial Remains as Art Clifford Bernstein The smallest of the three main islands in the Setouchi Art Island project, centered on a century old copper smelting plant tu...
Culture Naoshima: The Art Island Clifford Bernstein Naoshima, in Japan's Inland Sea, anchors an ambitious work by leading artists and architects from around the world to stimula...
10 Culture Utsunomiya’s Matsugamine Church Tomoko Kamishima Constructed in 1932, the Catholic Matsugamine Church is the oldest and largest surviving building made of Ohya-ishi (Ohya Sto...