15 Culture Sendai's Tanabatakan Elena Lisina The Tanabatakan is a museum displaying beautiful decorations from the iconic Sendai Tanabata Matsuri. The museum gives visito...
12 Culture Teizen-in Peter Sidell In the suburbs of Shizuoka in central Japan, Teizen-in is a large, restful Buddhist temple, home to beautiful wooden carvings...
Culture Komae City - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Komae City is a small residential area that is home to some interesting temples and shrines. These include Gyokusen-ji Temple...
Culture Mizuho Town - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Mizuho Town is located at the foot of the Okutama Mountains. Its temples and shrines combine beauty, history and nature. The ...
Culture Inariyama Park Cherry Blossoms Lynda Hogan Sayama Inariyama Park has a "sakura matsuri" annually during the bloom period of the Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms.
30 Culture International Style in Japan Elena Lisina International styles are accepted in Japan and expressed through modern architecture, new traditions, casual wear, cuisine, a...
Culture Festival / Tokyo 2016 Jessica Lin As the leading performing arts festival in Japan, Festival/Tokyo aspires to pioneer new possibilities.
Culture Revolutionary New Drumming Entertainment in Tokyo - Mangekyo Sleiman Azizi Mangekyo is a taiko drumming and light show held in Yurakucho at the Alternative Theatre. The spring season shows last from A...
Culture Battle Armor Experience in Tohoku Sarah Chaney My experience wearing battle armor in Fukushima from one of the oldest festivals in Japan with over one thousand years of his...
Culture Blue Festival Kuki Lynda Hogan The Blue Festival in Kuki is a celebration of flowers that are shades of blue. In all honesty, 'purple' festival would be mor...
