Culture Hakone’s Mt. Komagatake Tomoko Kamishima We can reach the top of beautiful Mt. Komagatake in only 7 minutes by using a comfortable and convenient ropeway. The ropeway...
Culture SCAI The Bathhouse in Yanaka Abi Barber An oasis of calm in a hectic city, contemporary art gallery SCAI The Bathhouse in Yanaka, Tokyo is well worth a visit.
Culture Joruri-ji Temple in Matsuyama Anonymous Joruri-ji – Temple No. 46 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage has ancient trees and a beautiful garden. Standing alone in far...
Culture Gokoku Shrine JJ Walsh Gokoku-jinja is a large shrine next to the Hiroshima castle often bustling with activity.
Culture Kumano Brush Festival 2025 JJ Walsh Kumano produces 80% of Japan's calligraphy brushes- join this annual traditional celebration in honor of the humble "fude".
Culture Yokohama’s Narita-san Temple Larry Knipfing If you are in the Minato Mirai area and would like to see something a little more ‘Japanese traditional’, then take a stroll ...
Culture Cookery classes in Tokyo’s Midtown Lauren Jade Hill Take a cookery class in Tokyo's Midtown and find out how to make sushi and other Japanese dishes to impress your friends back...
Culture Yokohama Kantei-Byo Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Kantei-byo (関帝廟) is a Chinese shrine dedicated to “Kanwu” who is a famous general in the well-known Chinese historical no...
Culture Zen at Kamakura's Kencho-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima It was Saturday afternoon and I was at Kencho-ji Temple in Kita-Kamakura. A few minutes before two o’clock a bell rang to sig...
Culture Yokohama's NYK Maritme Museum Yumi Imai If you asked me: “Which building in Yokohama is the best?” I would answer: ”The NYK Maritime Museum”.
