Culture Nikko’s Chuzen-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Chuzen-ji is an old temple standing on the east side of the lake. It’s famous for a unique wooden Buddha statue and the wonde...
7 Culture Nagasaki Sakamoto Foreign Cemetery Larry Knipfing Nagasaki includes Japan's oldest foreign community. Miraculously, the international cemetery here survived the atomic bombing...
7 Culture Kamakura's Famous Rokujizo Statues Larry Knipfing Rokujizo statues can be found all over Japan. They always come in sets of 6 and are there to pray for those who have suffered...
Culture Kashimo Justin Dart Kashimo is a heart-shaped former-village in the center of Japan celebrating art, culture, history and nature.
11 Culture Gegege no Kitaro Judith Mikami Mizuki Shigeru is considered one of Japan's most talented anime artists. Born in Tottori prefecture, in the port town of Sak...
14 Culture The Straw Ropes of Kashima Futami Anonymous In early May, the straw rope between the twin rocks off Kashima Island is replaced. Spectators in fishing boats swarm around ...
Culture Vogel Park aka 'Bird Park' Adam Hacker Matsue’s Vogel Park, aka “Bird Park”. A large expanse of Shimane’s beautiful natural landscape, Vogel Park is situated north...
Culture Yabusame in Kamakura 2025 Adeline Ong Experience the Samurai spirit through horseback archery at the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura
Culture Kaburaki Kiyokata Art Museum Peter Sidell Kaburaki Kiyokata was a respected Japanese painter known for his bijin-ga, paintings of beautiful women. His former home in K...
