7 Culture Kamigoto 2: Aosagaura Church Takako Sakamoto Photos of Kamigoto Island in Nagasaki: Aosagaura Church. There are many churches on Goto Islands. This is one of 29 churches ...
Culture Osaka Tenmangu Shrine Saskia Gilmour Osaka Tenmangu, or 'Tenjisan' as it's known by the locals, is the most famous of all the tenjin/tenmangu shrines throughout J...
10 Culture Sake Brewery Sake-zukuri-no-mori Masato Kitamura Sake-zukuri-no-mori is a sake brewery in Chichibu city, Saitama prefecture, and it's famous for its “Chichibunisiki”, the loc...
22 Culture Shitaya Shrine Festival Sher Ying Wee One of the older shrines that hold early summer processions. If you're in town during an odd time (after sakura season but be...
Culture Nokogiriyama: "Saw-tooth" Mountain Elisabeth Kress Chiba's Nokogiriyama is an little known day trip from Tokyo with thrilling views, an atmospheric hike through a forested temp...
11 Culture Delights of Kiyomizudera Temple 1 Larry Knipfing There are a lot of articles and photo stories here at JapanTravel focusing on Kiyomizudera, and with good reason: It is one o...
10 Culture A Tour of Nikko's Chuzen-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Chuzen-ji Temple in Nikko, besides being know for its huge, gorgeous, 48-arm wooden Buddhist statue carved into a living tree...
Culture Yakushima - Jomon Sugi Chris Cooper Follow a forest trek leading to Jomon Sugi, a magnificent beast of a tree that is 2000 - 7000 years old
13 Culture Kokura Castle Perri Silverstein Kokura Castle is a fixture of the tourist's itinerary to Kitakyushu. Spend some time on the castle grounds and explore the ma...
14 Culture Yūtoku Inari Shrine Bradford Pomeroy The Yūtoku Inari Shrine in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture, is the third largest of the Inari shrines in Japan.
