Culture Odawara Wind Bells Shehzad Lokhandwalla Japanese wind bells are well- known for the sound that they produce. Unlike machine made copper bells, these bells are hand m...
Culture Oyamazumi Shrine Treasure Hall Anonymous The Oyamazumi Shrine National Treasure Hall holds a fine collection of ancient samurai weaponry, armour and shrine statuary.
Culture Shuri-jo Castle Peter Sidell A blend of Japanese and Chinese cultures, Shuri-jo castle was the seat of Ryukyuan royalty before the Okinawan islands became...
10 Culture Kawasaki's Nihon Minka-en Josef Diermair The Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum in Kawasaki is a rather quiet place that has a lot to offer to people in search of old w...
16 Culture Sabae Echizen Lacquer Ware Town Larry Knipfing Japan is known worldwide for its beautiful traditional lacquer ware, and Sabae in Fukui prefecture is one of Japan's top lacq...
Culture Siebold Memorial Museum in Nagasaki Alena Eckelmann The most famous German in Japan is probably Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866), a national of Bavaria in present-day Germany
9 Culture Sensoji in a Photo Summary Leslie Taylor Photos from Tokyo's Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa District
Culture One of the Best: Kumamoto Castle Bryan Baier The meticulously reconstructed and refurbished Kumamoto Castle and its sprawling grounds offers visitors one of the best plac...
15 Culture Avenue to the Art Museum, Kure Ciara Long One of Japan's "one hundred most beautiful streets", one of only two in Hiroshima Prefecture, located in Kure City.
Culture Toshogu Shrine Sacred Carvings Varsha Vaswati A part of ‘Shrines and Temples of Nikko’, a UNESCO World Heritage site, this shrine is believed to be one of Japan’s most lav...
