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Maruyama Senmaida

Maruyama Senmaida

Chris Glenn

Senmaida means “One Thousand Rice Paddies”, but there are over 1,300 terraced paddies of all shapes & sizes cut into the hill...

Mie
Koshoji Temple

Koshoji Temple

Chris Glenn

Built in 1686, Koshoji Temple is one of Nagoya’s most impressive Buddhist sites, and best kept secrets.

Aichi
Takehisa Shoten

Takehisa Shoten

Kenji Chida

Yumeji Takehisa, one of Japans most notable artists, was from Oku Town. Still living here, his descendants are eager to shar...

Okayama
Urasa Station

Urasa Station

Manish Prabhune

I was not at all prepared to know what to expect and in Tokyo it was already quite cold when I started my first journey on th...

Niigata
Sumiyoshi Taisha

Sumiyoshi Taisha

Jeannie Gan

The headquarters of all Sumiyoshi shrines in Japan. Come see the unique Drum Bridge and be mesmerized with the stone lanterns...

Osaka