Culture Doi Bansui's House Justin Velgus Doi Bansui was one Sendai's greatest literature figures. Students rebuilt his house after it was destroyed in WWII. Some of t...
Culture Matsuyama Matsuri Anonymous Matsuyama Matsuri is a three-day dance festival that takes place in the hottest days of August. It’s a very entertaining spec...
Culture Kyoto Fall 2022 Day Two Rey Waters Using a Kyoto fall guide book we mapped out the best places to view the colors while experiencing a historical and cultural e...
Culture Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art Saskia Gilmour Enveloped in a world of quiet, passive reflection; a world of contemplation, of simplicity and elegant beauty. This is the fe...
16 Culture The Shrine Festival of Sapporo R.S. Reynolds The Sapporo Shrine Festival at Maruyama and Nakajima Koen during the day and night
6 Culture Wonder Museum Michael Flemming The Okinawa Zoo is a wide open nature park of multiple fun zones including its three story Wonder Museum full of pint size ex...
Culture Iwatsuki Doll History Museum Elizabeth S Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama City has a centuries-long history of doll manufacturing. Two museums and many doll showrooms in Iwatsu...
Culture A Mitama Matsuri Experience Perri Silverstein Honor your ancestors at the Obon festival, Mitama Matsuri celebrated at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Culture Daruma Doll Painting in Gunma Kenny King Hin Choi Daruma dolls trace back to the import of Zen Buddhism and stories of local history. They have transformed from a religious ob...
Culture Bizen Osafune Sword Museum’s Deadly Beauties Arlene Bastion The rather romantic allure of the swords at this museum comes from their design intended for slaying power, making them deadl...
