Culture Kaiju Sites Along the Sumida River Armand Vaquer Take a cruise along Tokyo's Sumida River and see several landmarks featured in kaiju movies.
Culture Introducing Tokyo's Parks & Gardens Peter Sidell Tokyo has dozens of green spaces, from expansive tree-filled parks to intimate traditional landscape gardens.
Culture A Tiny Shrine Under a Big Tree Robert Grey Go to Iiyama's remote Karayama neighborhood and there is a surprise for you. Off the side of the main road going through this...
9 Culture Sakitsu Chapel Bell & Lookout Bonson Lam Sakitsu is a fishing port that stood still while the world changed 180 degrees. The Gothic style Cathedral was built in 1934,...
Culture Sompo Japan Museum of Art Peter Sidell In Shinjuku in central Tokyo, the Sompo Museum of Art holds a wide range of exhibitions, and also has a fine view of the city
Culture Dendengu Shrine & Horinji Temple Karen Zheng On the precincts of the historic Horinji Temple, one can find the Shinto shrine known as “Dendengu”, which is devoted to Den ...
Culture Gokuraku Temple and Beach Walk Steve Morton Whilst the main temples of Kamakura are known to virtually everyone, many other less well known places are waiting to be disc...
Culture Rent-a-Dog at Yokohama Trimming Jessica A Paje Yokohama Trimming School primarily nurtures the professional dog groomer, but also provides dogs for rental. Dog rentals are ...
Culture Kehi Jingu Shrine in Tsuruga, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Kehi Jingu Shrine in Tsuruga, Fukui, has watched over the lives of the local people since the 8th century. It has the third t...
Culture EuroFest in Yoyogi Park Todd Wojnowski EuroFest, a two-day festival held in Tokyo's Yoyogi park, has a wealth of food, drinks, and entertainment from all across Eur...