Culture Traditional Weddings in Japan Elena Lisina On weekends at Shinto shrines in Japan you can witness numerous wedding ceremonies wearing traditional wedding clothing
Culture Celebrating Christmas in Japan Kim Whilst not an official holiday in Japan, Christmas presents an opportunity to test out some different holiday traditions than...
8 Culture Ritsurin Park in Kagawa Lily Ritsurin Park, in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, is an old feudal garden often said to be on par with the Three Great Gar...
7 Culture Kumano Kodo in Mie Lily The Magose-toge Pass is part of the Kumano Kodo in Owase City, Mie Prefecture and consists of 6 roads. As a part of the Sacre...
6 Culture Meriken Park in Hyogo Lily Meriken Park, a waterfront park created from reclaimed land in Kobe City in 1987, was refurbished in 2017. It features the BE...
11 Culture Egaraten Shrine in Kamakura Lily Egaraten Shrine, in Kamakura, is dedicated to Sugawarano Michizane, a Heian Period nobleman and scholar. Since then, the shri...
Culture Tea Harvest in Kumano Alena Eckelmann Living in a village near Hongu on the the Kumano Kodo trail, I have watched my neighbors pick tea leaves from the tea bushes ...
Culture Food Discoveries in Oarai Niaya Harper Ibaraki Prefecture is home to a number of artisanal factories that still use traditional methods for producing food and drink...
9 Culture Oibessan Shrine in Shizuoka Peter Sidell In the middle of Shizuoka city in central Japan, Oibessan is a small, charming shinto shrine dedicated to Ebisu, god of good ...
Culture Buddha Hill in Makomanai Mar'yana Kovalchuk Designed by the Pritzker-winner architect Tadao Ando, this is a sanctuary of peace and meditation.
