Culture Tokyo's Important Cultural Property - Historical Materials Sleiman Azizi Tokyo's five Important Cultural Property items under the Historical Materials category can be found at Onko Gakkai Hall, the ...
Culture Japan to Lift Covid Protocols Julian Kloby For three years, the people of Japan have adopted wearing masks as a means to protect and combat the spread of Covid-19, much...
Culture Ota City Ward - Parks & Gardens Sleiman Azizi Ota City Ward is home to many parks and gardens, especially the green spaces all along the Tamagawa River. Some of the city's...
Culture Shizuoka Cultural Property Museum [Closed] Peter Sidell Next to Shizuoka city's main sight of Sengen-jinja shrine in central Japan, the Cultural Property Museum is a small but inter...
Culture Tokyo's Important Cultural Property - Crafts Sleiman Azizi Tokyo is home to three craft items - armour, calligraphy and temple bell - listed on the Important Cultural Property list. Th...
Culture My Favorite Places in Japan: Festival Venues Elena Lisina Numerous festivals are held all year round in Japan. The special atmosphere of festivals helps to feel the spirit of the coun...
10 Culture Bankyaku-In and the Fujieda Kannon Peter Sidell In the countryside near Fujieda in Japan's central Shizuoka prefecture, Bankyaku-in is a Buddhist temple with a tall, impress...
9 Culture A Rinno-ji Temple Cemetery in Nikko Larry Knipfing Just next to the Narabi Jizo Statues area, there are steps that lead up to a cemetery exclusively for the monks that have die...
Culture Nine Days in Miyagi - Part 2 Elena Lisina Days 4-6. Ice Rink Sendai is famous for its connection with champion figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu. The Nanakita River area feat...
Culture Three Days in Kyoto - Day 2 Elena Lisina My second day in Kyoto started early in the morning with a visit to Yasaka Jinja. Travelling by bus, I then visited Ginkakuji...