15 Honganji East Annex in Yoshizaki Takako Sakamoto Honganji Temple East Annex in Yoshizaki, Fukui, is located at the foot of the mountain where the famous priest Rennyo rebuilt...
14 Hatch a Dinosaur Egg! Takako Sakamoto Fukui Dinosaur Museum is everybody's favorite in Fukui because it's simply exciting! At the souvenir shop I bought a 'Dinosau...
Culture Haunted Castle in Maruoka, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Maruoka Castle ('Misty Castle') in Fukui has a ghost legend - a woman who became a 'human sacrifice' when they built the cast...
14 Yamanaka Geigi Dances in Awara Takako Sakamoto Elegant Japanese dance performance of Yamanaka Geigi in Awara Onsen Hotsprings, Fukui. The Geigi of Awara and Yamanaka Onsen ...
12 Awara Geisha Dance Performance Takako Sakamoto The beautiful dance performance of Awara Geigi, held in Saintpia Awara during the annual dance event in summer in Awara Onsen...
8 Stay at Kamikochi in the Japan Alps Akira Matsuo I had a chance to stay in Kamikochi in the Central Japan Mountainous National Park. Many tourists visit there only daytime, b...
Activities Meet with a Flying Squirrel Noro Randria In the Wild Bird Forest in Nagano prefecture lives the Japanese giant flying squirrel. Come and meet up with one...after the ...
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 ...
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...
Culture A Day of Weddings in Karuizawa Noro Randria Dozens of couples gathered in the Hoshino Area in Karuizawa with friends and family to tie the knot at Karuizawa Kogen Church...