Culture Mizushima Port Park Kenji Chida Mizushima Port Park is a wonderful reminder that all land can be used productively. Even industrial areas can benefit from a ...
Culture Meiji Shrine's Votive Tablets Komal Khiani They are called ema and they are small wooden tablets used by worshippers to write down their prayers or wishes. The tablets ...
Culture Nene and Kodaiji Temple, Kyoto Takako Sakamoto After Hideyoshi's death, Nene had Kodaiji Temple built in Kyoto, retiring there as a nun. Not many people know Tokugawa Ieyas...
Culture Ehime Prefectural International Center Anonymous Ehime Prefectural International Center (EPIC) in Matsuyama is the best place for tourist information in English, Chinese and ...
Culture Hikone Castle Bryan Baier One of the 12 remaining pre Edo-era castles in Japan just outside of Kyoto
Culture Yoshinogari Historical Park Neal Dang The Stamp Rally takes place in Yoshinogari Historial Park every year in Saga Prefecture. International students learn about a...
Culture Kasamori-ji or Kasamori Kannon Sandra Isaka Kasamori-ji, or Kasamori Kannon, a magestic temple made of wood pillars, perched on the top of a large rock in central Chiba ...
Culture Iwaya-ji Temple Anonymous If there’s one temple you really should visit in Ehime, Iwaya-ji is it. Its location against a pock-marked cliff inspires awe.
Culture The Stone Lanterns of Kasuga Shrine Justin Velgus The Kasuga Shrine has its own place in Japanese history, but to the average traveler is it hard to ignore the 3000 plus lante...
Culture SCAI The Bathhouse in Yanaka Abi Barber An oasis of calm in a hectic city, contemporary art gallery SCAI The Bathhouse in Yanaka, Tokyo is well worth a visit.
