Culture Ashikaga Gakko Dario Di Napoli Embedded in a beautiful landscape near Ashikaga City the famous Ashikaga Gakko is located. It is well-known as the oldest un...
Culture The Underrated Meiji-Mura Richard Mulvihill Over 60 buildings from the Meiji Restoration have been collected from around Japan and are now displayed in a beautifully sec...
Culture Yoshinogari Koen, Saga Georgina Young One of the oldest historical sites in Japan, an ancient Yayoi period village and its culture comes alive at Yoshinogari Histo...
Culture Spring in Verny Park, Yokosuka Abby Rodriguez Spring time is the mark of a new beginning. A fresh start, and with flora blooming in an exquisite variety of different hues!
Culture Plum Blossom at Jonan-gu in Kyoto 2025 Cathy Cawood Jonangu in Fushimi, Kyoto is a Heian era Shinto shrine with a camellia and plum blossom festival in February and March
Culture The Equinox Flower and Rice Harvest Tristan Scholze Spider lilies signify the coming of the autumnal rice harvest in Japan with fleeting beauty.
Culture Mitsuhama Old Town Area Anonymous Mitsuhama in Matsuyama is one of the few places in Japan where you can still see buildings dating from the Edo, Meiji, Taisho...
Culture Sealed Buddhist Statue of Horyu-ji Tomoko Kamishima Among the hundreds of statues in Horyu-ji Temple, the most mysterious statue there might be Guze (Kuse) Kannon.
Culture Watarai Honten Sake Brewery Alena Eckelmann Watarai Honten Sake Brewery. Dewa no yuki-one of the best sake brews in Dewa Sanzan and the favorite of Japan's Prime Ministers