9 Culture More on Kibi no Makabi Park Judith Mikami Kibi no Makabi is the father and creator of katakana characters which make up the one third of the Japanese language. This pa...
Culture Kiuchi Brewery: The Home of Hitachino Nest Tom Roseveare Kiuchi Brewery in east Ibaraki is the home of acclaimed craft beer brand, Hitachino Nest. In reality the brewery started out ...
13 Culture Meet Sola by Yoshimi Ana Skara Meet Yoshimi, a young Japanese designer who has a passion for creating small goods from 100% cotton. Yoshimi sells his crafte...
Culture Kyoto Tea Ceremony at Room Juan Yiwen Liang For the Japanese people, tea ceremony is not only a way to commune with the guests but also an art form to showcase its ancie...
Culture Smiling Raccoon Dogs Akio Negishi Have you ever seen smiling raccoon dogs? They are very popular and familiar in Japanese culture from the ancient time, and yo...
6 Culture Netsuke Art by Motomasa Kurita Robert Van Egghen Gorgeous, intricate, beautiful with a practical purpose, the examples at the Autumn exhibition at the Seishu Netsuke Art Muse...
7 Culture Gokokuji Temple, Bunkyo-ku Manish Prabhune Gokokuji a fantastic and picturesque buddhist temple in Tokyo, one of the few ones which survived the WWII bombing.
9 Culture Hakozaki Shrine in Fukuoka Haruka Saijo Visit Fukuoka's Hakozaki Shrine, one of the three greatest Hachiman Shrines in Japan.
9 Culture Yokohama’s Shomyo-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Shomyo-ji Temple was established in 1258 as a family temple of Hojo Sanetoki, one of the Kamakura clans. The garden of the te...
Culture National Museum of Nature and Science Takane Shoji Japan's most impressive museum of nature and science!
