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Kusatsu Matsuri 6

Kusatsu Matsuri

C. Rio

On two occasions, I have had the pleasure of not only attending, but participating in one of the best matsuri (summer festiva...

Gunma
Ohashi House 6

Ohashi House

Mandy Bartok

The Ohashi House, an old samurai residence, sits just at the edge of the Bikan historical district in Kurashiki.

Okayama
Maebashi Rose Park 11

Maebashi Rose Park

Aline Laborde

Shikishima Park's Rose Garden is the best place to see the blossoming roses. There are also fresh roses to buy and rose-flavo...

Gunma
Kōden-ji

Kōden-ji

Bradford Pomeroy

Kōden-ji temple has been called a symbol for one of Japan’s most famous literary works on samurai culture, Hagakure: The Way ...

Saga
Arai Shrine 6

Arai Shrine

John Carter

Walking the coastline of Ito in search of William Adams past I stumbled upon a small shrine perched half way upon a mountain....

Shizuoka
British Fair in Umeda 11

British Fair in Umeda

John Carter

I wanted to see what Japan’s view of Britain was and it was actually very enjoyable. It was a little cliché with stalls devot...

Osaka