Culture Konnichiwa & Sayonara in Japan Firas Bessadok Video showing how Japanese people pronounce "Konnichiwa" and "Sayonara" in three different regions of Japan.
Culture Kanegasaki Shrine in Tsuruga, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Kanegasaki Shrine in Tsuruga, Fukui, enshrines two tragic princes of the Southern Court, but it is now renowned as a 'Power S...
Culture The Equinox Flower and Rice Harvest Tristan Scholze Spider lilies signify the coming of the autumnal rice harvest in Japan with fleeting beauty.
11 Culture Gio-ji: A Rustic Temple in Okusaga Masayoshi Hirose Deep in beautiful, moss-covered Sagano, Gio-ji Temple is an old, rustic place that eases your mind.
Culture Osaka Tenmangu Shrine Saskia Gilmour Osaka Tenmangu, or 'Tenjisan' as it's known by the locals, is the most famous of all the tenjin/tenmangu shrines throughout J...
Culture Inishie-no-Michi in Kofu Cathy Cawood A mapped trail between Kofu JR Station and Kai-Zenkoji visits the five Kofu Gozan temples that enjoyed Shingen Takeda's patro...
Culture Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri 2024 Saskia Gilmour The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is the largest, if not greatest, danjiri matsuri (float festival) in Japan. Celebrating 300 yea...
Culture Green Tourism and Sugegasa Hats Imogen Riethmuller An account of a visit to the beautiful village of Iide in Yamagata to make a sugegasa: a traditional Japanese conical hat.
Culture Tokyo's Sake Brewery Sawanoi Chikako Takahashi Just 90 minutes by train from Tokyo, you can experience the make of Japanese sake surrounded by traditions and wonderful natu...
12 Culture Vivid Autumn Colors in Korankei Masayoshi Hirose Vivid Autumn Colors in Korankei: I was mesmerized by its beauty and enjoyed the gorgeous autumn colors here.
