Culture Half-day Walking Tours in Yamato-Saidaiji/Heijo Palace area Paul Hackshaw Half-day walking tours around Hokke-ji, Uwanabe Kofun, Heijo Palace site and Akishinodera, Toshodaiji, Yakushiji temple
20 Culture Yamadera Colours in Autumn Amber Mezbourian Atmospheric in every season, Yamadera is perhaps at its most beautiful in early November when the leaves turn a variety of ri...
Culture Ushimado Shrine, Setouchi City Kenji Chida Hidden at the top of a hill sits Ushimado Shrine. The seaside breeze makes the journey up the hill easy and the shrine a beau...
Culture The Taxi Driver in Okayama Veronica Carnevale On yet another tiring temple visit with his mom, Satoshi has a curious interaction with a taxi driver and later, experiences ...
11 Culture Sabae's Funatsu Jinja Shrine Larry Knipfing Funatsu Jinja, a venerable shrine in Sabae, Fukui, is over 1500 years old. Like many shrines, it is located in the middle of ...
11 Culture Kyoto's Tofuku-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Kyoto's Tofuku-ji Temple combines size and beauty in ways that are hard to find in other areas of Japan. First, there is the ...
Culture Kurokawa Noh Performance Alena Eckelmann Kurokawa Noh: 500 years of tradition and excellence of Japan's traditional theatrical performance set in a small village in Y...
10 Culture The Secret Garden of Koya San Bonson Lam Mount Koya or Koya san is one of the most revered mountain retreats in Japan. If you are here on a weekday, you can stroll th...