Culture 👽 Japan’s “UFO” Style Traffic Signals to Go “Lights Out” 👽 Justin Velgus Around the early 1980s some narrow residential intersections in Japan were equipped with uniquely-shaped traffic signals affe...
7 Culture Hikone Castle in Shiga Lily Hikone Castle in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture, is a very famous original castle tower. It is registered as a National Treasu...
7 Culture Hokoku Temple, Kamakura Lily Famous as the bamboo temple, Hokoku Temple attracts many international visitors each year. With its bamboo garden, the temple...
Culture An Exploration of Kenroku-en Gaurav Raja Dahal Kenroku-en is regarded as one of the 3 most beautiful landscaped gardens in Japan. This strolling-style garden has been exten...
Culture Flower Expo Memorial Park Joe Robinson Flower Expo Memorial Park is a strange place, somewhere between conventional park and maintained display gardens. Some of th...
Culture Ikedayama Park Sleiman Azizi Ikedayama Park is a beautiful Japanese garden about a 10-minute walk from Meguro Station. The park's landscaping includes a l...
Culture Enjoying the Adachi Museum of Art Kim Bergström The Adachi Museum of Art is in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture. The museum displays a wide range of ceramics and paintings, but is...
Culture 5 Destinations for Peonies in Japan Kim Bergström Said to symbolize everything from good luck to romance and prosperity to honor, peonies are popular in many countries around ...
9 Culture Kamakura Camera - Zuisenji Temple Peter Oxley Hidden away in the northeastern reaches of the city, Zuisenji boasts the only remaining garden from the Kamakura Period. Desi...
19 Culture Indoor Parks and Greenhouses Elena Lisina Roofed parks and greenhouses with floral gardens can be found in many parks across Japan. Each of them have unique features a...
