9 Culture Imperial Palace: Photo Spots Michael Kaplan The Tokyo Imperial Palace is a beautiful area comprised of gardens and old buildings. It is where the Emperor of Japan has h...
Culture How to Visit a Shrine Japan Travel A shrine is a spiritual site related to Shintoism, Japan's indigenous religion. Shrines normally house any number of gods, kn...
Culture Seihakusai Dekayama Matsuri 2025 Nicole Kunihisa The Seihakusai Dekayama Matsuri in Nanao, Ishikawa; not every day you get to help pull a 20-ton float down the narrow streets...
Culture Cycle the Kibi Plain Suwannee Payne Not far from Okayama is a place perfect for bicycle touring. It is called the Kibi Plain. The plain has a 17 Kilometer bicycl...
Culture Czech Festival 2024 Kim The Czech Festival in Kansai is Japan's largest Czech-based event, and the multi-day affair includes a variety of ways to con...
Culture Osaka Flower Carpet 2024 Kim Held under the theme of connecting people, Osaka, and the world, the Osaka Flower Carpet event at Expo '70 Commemorative Park...
Culture Tanabata Star Festival at Kongoji 2024 Ju On the 7th of July, Tanabata Festival is held all across Japan. People write wishes on colored paper strips and use them to d...
Culture Saga Castle By Japanese standards, Saga Castle is a rather unusual castle. Being built on plains and surrounded by only a wall, whereas m...
Culture Kamigamo Shrine: A Place of Healing Tomoko Kamishima HEALING SPOT: Kamigamo Shrine is known for its strong healing power. And before Kyoto became capital of Japan, it was already...
Culture Hokoji Temple and its Fatal Bell Takako Sakamoto Hokoji Temple in Kyoto has a very dramatic, fatal bell on its premises, which doomed and led the Toyotomi Clan to destruction...
