Culture Summer Festival in Honmoku, Yokohama 2026 Shinya Ota Yokohama Summer Festival: Honmoku traditions have been passed down from generation to generation for more than 500 years.
6 Culture Famous Belfry of Eiheiji Temple Takako Sakamoto Complete guide to Eiheiji Temple 12: The bell of 'Shōrō-dō (Belfry)' tolls four times a day and New Year's Eve, pleasing the ...
16 Sunflower Field at Kurihara, Zama Jessica A Paje The Zama Sunflower Festival is held annually at two separate venues. Featured here are the sunflowers from the Kurihara venue...
Culture Kappa Monster Hunting in Tono Justin Velgus Kappa monsters can supposedly be found over Japan, but there is one place where they said to be so common they are immortaliz...
Food Sweeten up at Casen Suwannee Payne Not far from Kenchō-ji temple, Kita Kamakura, is an authentic and lovely Japanese confectionery or wagashi (traditional Japan...
9 Culture Dharma Hall of Eiheiji Temple Takako Sakamoto Complete guide to Eiheiji temple 08: The eighth guide focuses on 'Hattō (Dharma Hall or Lecture Hall)', the largest of the te...
7 Kamameshi Restaurant Stefanus Husin Kamameshi is a traditional Japanese meal where the dish is cooked in an iron pot (the 'kama').
7 Illuminara: Manyo Botanical Garden Stefanus Husin Until the end of September, the illumination event, 'Illuminara' is held at Manyo Botanical Garden in Nara.
12 Dainenji Temple Site, Sendai Yuri Sasano Ryosokusan Dainenji temple was founded in 1695 by Date Tsunamura, the fourth lord of the Date clan. A 120m high hill, sitting...
Food Doutor - Nationwide Cafe Chain Todd Wojnowski Doutor is a quick, cheap, and easy place to have a cup of coffee and dessert. This cafe chain has over 900 locations across J...
