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...
Culture Fukuzen-ji & Taichoro Pavilion Paul Walsh "The most beautiful scenic view in all of Japan" is how 18th century Korean envoys described the view from Fukuzen-ji Temple ...
Culture Kanto Festival Center Bonson Lam Even if you can't come to the Kanto Matsuri in August, you can experience the daredevil skills and talents all year round in ...
11 Culture Joshun-ji and Myosen-ji Peter Sidell In the suburbs of Shizuoka in central Japan, Joshun-ji and Myosen-ji are neighbouring Buddhist temples, home to impressive ca...
Culture Spirit Skills Elysse Hurtado The original Aikido dojo and Aiki shrine are located not far from the station in the sleepy town of Iwama
7 Culture Kan-onji C. Rio Temple sixteen in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Avalokitesvara Temple.
Culture Minato City Ward - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Minato City Ward is cosmopolitan with its embassies, world corporations and with their culture and heritages, even its temple...
10 Culture A Land of Contrasts Kim Part of what makes traveling throughout Japan so enjoyable is that the country truly is a land of contrasts. From varying lan...
Culture Itabashi Fudoson Temple Elizabeth S Itabashi Fudoson, a temple complex in Tsukubamirai City, Ibaraki Prefecture, is dedicated to the fearsome esoteric Buddhist f...
