Culture Okishima Chris Glenn Okishima is unique as the only inhabited lake in Japan and it’s long history is even more unique. The 450 residents descended...
11 Culture Kamakura Jufuku-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima The grounds that Jufuku-ji now stand on, had a strong connection with the Kamakura Shogunate (1185-1333).
Culture Chinese New Year in Kobe 2025 Benjamin Stock Traditional folk dancing is one of the main events at the Chinese New Year celebrations in Kobe's Chinatown, Nankinmachi.
Culture Yokohama's Chinese New Year: Day 1 Todd Wojnowski Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays, and what better place to spend it in Japan than Y...
Culture Edo Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku Gaby Sun The Edo Tokyo Museum, using both historical artifacts and hands-on exhibits, guides and educates visitors through the transit...
Culture Goshogawara's Tachineputa Matsuri 2024 Justin Velgus Aomori's most famous festival may be the Nebuta festival in Aomori City, but Goshogawara also offers its own plus sized versi...
Culture Yokohama Yamate Museum of Tennis Tomoko Kamishima The items exhibited in Yamate Museum of Tennis are related to the history of tennis in Japan
Culture Kyushu National Museum Tony Mariani The Kyushu National Museum is as remarkable for the design of its building as for the scope and thoroughness of its exhibits.
12 Culture Tsunashiki Tenmangu Shrine, Imabari Anonymous Tsunashiki Tenmangu is an expansive shrine complex with its northern entrance facing onto a beach on the Seto Inland Sea.
6 Culture Naritasan Shinshoji Temple Manish Prabhune Naritasan Shinshoji Temple is a Buddhist temple complex very close to Keisei Narita Station—beautifully captured here in blac...
