Culture Mystical Miyajima Pete Martin A short extract based on a day at Miyajima taken from "Revolutions: Wandering and wondering on a sabbatical year".
Culture Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art Peter Sidell In Fukushima in northern Japan, the prefectural museum of art is home to a varied collection of interesting artworks, both lo...
Culture Sumida City Ward - Landmarks & History Sleiman Azizi Sumida City Ward is quintessential old Tokyo. Famous for the Sumida River flowing through it, the city's many landmarks inclu...
Culture Machida City - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Large both in size and population, Machida City doesn't lack in temples & shrines. Some of them include Aihara Suwa Shrine, M...
Culture A Rabbit’s Wisdom in Nara Veronica Carnevale Satoshi was born in the Chinese year of the Rabbit, a modest animal with very desirable traits. For Satoshi, the 12-yearly cy...
Culture Bell Ami Doll Shop in Matsumoto Elena Lisina The Ami Doll Shop in Matsumoto used an old technique of oshie and is the only one studio-shop that still produces oshie dolls...
Culture Solar Agripark in Fukushima Sarah Chaney Where five houses had been swept away in the tsunami five years ago, now stands Fukushima Solar Agripark dedicated to teachin...
22 Culture Edo-Tokyo Open Air Museum Italian in Japan (L. Maurizi) Sitting in a gorgeous and lush park is the often overlooked Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, which hosts permanent and te...
Culture Mizumoto Park Iris Season Elizabeth S A short walk from JR Kanamachi Station, Mizumoto Park is Tokyo’s biggest public park. For a few weeks in June, the park hosts...
Culture Sawada Seiko Memorial Museum Peter Sidell In the resort town of Atami in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Sawada Seiko Memorial Museum is full of delightful paintings ...