Culture Nene and Kodaiji Temple, Kyoto Takako Sakamoto After Hideyoshi's death, Nene had Kodaiji Temple built in Kyoto, retiring there as a nun. Not many people know Tokugawa Ieyas...
Culture Giant Buddha Statue in Fukushima Sarah Chaney Climb a 57-meter statue in Fukushima Prefecture, or relax in the garden with different flowers blooming throughout the year.
Culture Motonosumi Shrine Motonosumi Shrine (元乃隅神社, Motonosumi Jinja) is a relatively newer shrine constructed in 1955 known for its 123 torii gates.
Culture Glasses Museum in Sabae Geoff Day Sabae City, Fukui, is the heart of Japan-made glasses frame production with the Glasses Museum a key place to admire the hist...
Culture Nunoike Cathedral Chris Glenn Nunoike is Nagoya and Central Japan's largest Catholic Cathedral, with a Gothic Revivalist architectural style and 50m belfri...
Culture The Mask Makers of Osaka Bonson Lam Noh plays are an abstract form of performance that blends dance, music and acting, all into one spiritual whole. Like many ab...
Culture Dazaifu Tenmangu The Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine is located in the eponymous city of Dazaifu on the main island of Kyushu. Shinto Tenmangu shrines...
Culture Ginkakuji The Ginkakuji, also known as the“ Silver Pavilion ”, is a Buddhist Zen temple in the Higashiyama area in northeastern Kyoto. ...
Culture Hasedera Temple Kamakura’s Hasedera Temple, a sister temple to Nara’s temple of the same name, is renowned for its 11-headed statue of Kannon...
Culture Traditional Ainu Dance 2024 Nicole Bauer The Daisetsuzan Mountain Festival in Asahidake Onsen takes place every year around the middle of June and is meant to be the ...
