12 Culture Kyoto Ryoan-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Since Queen Elizabeth II visited this rock garden and highly praised it in 1975, huge numbers of people have flocked to Ryoan...
Culture Osore-zan Peter Sidell On the Shimokita Peninsula in Japan's Aomori prefecture, Osore-zan is a truly unique place, a still-steaming extinct volcano,...
8 Culture Nara's 1300-year-old wood buildings Keigetsu Watanabe Nara's Horyuji Temple, with wooden buildings over 1,300-year-old, was the first World Heritage site in Japan.
Culture Yume Kyoto: Kimono Hire Evan Pike Enjoy traditional Japanese clothes in Kyoto for fun or for portrait sessions
Culture See the Historic City of Sawara Joe Peters Spend a few hours sightseeing in Sawara - easily reachable from Narita Airport or downtown Tokyo
18 Culture The Beauty of Fushimi Inari-taisha Alexandra Dorovici Fushimi Inari is a shrine located in the south east of Kyoto City. It was founded in year 711 and is dedicated to the Inari K...
Culture Walking around Kyoto Gyoen Shozo Fujii "Her way of living is handsome!” said Mr. Joh Niijima about wife Yae. The predominance of men over women was still deep-root...
10 Culture Kishiwada Castle Bonson Lam The Stone Garden at Kishiwada Castle symbolizes the past and present with ancient materials and modern design that appears qu...
Culture Shitennoji Temple Aries Lucea A trip to the Shitennoji temple brings you back to the roots of the country's religion.
Culture Hiroshima Port Fireworks Festival 2025-2024 Virginia Gonzalez The Hiroshima Port Dream Fireworks Festival takes place every year in late July, when 10,000 fireworks are set off in the bay...
