Culture Hiroshima Peace Memorial: A-Bomb Dome Paul Walsh The iconic remains of the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, have become a symbol of both the horror of nuclear...
Culture Tradition of Tondo Matsuri JJ Walsh At Shrines around the city, small New Year festivals called Tondo Matsuri are held to burn old good luck charms and to roast ...
Area Kurashiki Judith Mikami Kurashiki City sits in the heart of Okayama Prefecture. With a population close to 500,000 people it makes for a city that ha...
Area Matsue Kenji Chida Matsue is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, with a population of around 200,000, and there are many reasons for the vis...
Area Okayama City Judith Mikami Okayama City is the capital of Okayama Prefecture. With a population of over 700,000 people it makes it a comfortable city to...
Culture Joeiji Temple Joeiji Temple (常栄寺) is a zen buddhist temple famous for its garden designed by Sesshu, a renowned monk and painter in the ...
Activities Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter (倉敷美観地区, Kurashiki Bikan Chiku) is a historic merchant quarter which used its centra...
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 Daishoin Temple Daishō-in or Daisyō-in is a historic Japanese temple complex with many temples and statues on Mount Misen, the holy mountain ...
Activities Lake Shinji Lake Shinji (宍道湖, Shinji-ko) is a lake in the northeast area of the Shimane Prefecture in Japan. The lake is the seventh l...
