Activities Shodoshima - Bike, Eat, and Learn Ben Chaverin Southern Japan holds adventures and secrets you can't find anywhere else! Travel to Shodoshima on an adventure you won't forget.
Genko-an Temple in Early Autumn Takako Sakamoto Genko-an Temple in Early Autumn: Sit in front of the famous Zen windows in Kyoto and reach enlightenment!
Culture Ako Gishisai Festival, Tokyo 2026 Sleiman Azizi An annual festival held on December 14 in Tokyo, commemorating the 47 ronin, samurai who avenged their wrongfully executed ma...
16 Culture Zuio-ji Anonymous Zuio-ji is a temple monastery of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism. Many monks live, train, work, and study here. Meditation is f...
11 Culture Jōroku-ji Temple Yoshifumi Hara Jorokuji is said to be the oldest temple in Tokushima Prefecture. The temple was engulfed by war and remnants of the war stil...
9 Culture Samurai Trail's Little-known Spots Akira Matsuo Little-known Great Spots in the Kiso-Fukushima area: The biggest Zen garden in east Asia and a cozy post town, along the Kiso...
7 Culture Kamakura Camera - Engakuji Temple Peter Oxley One of Kamakura's most loved Zen Buddhist temples, Engakuji has a lot to offer in terms of history and nature.
11 Kankou-ji Temple, Minami Uonuma Rufus Starbuck Kankou-ji Temple, Minami Uonuma - a Zen Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Ishiuchi.
Culture Tanabata Star Festival at Kongoji 2026 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...
Tenjin Tenma Awa Odori 2026 Kim Bergström The Tenjin Tenma Awa Odori is billed as the largest Awa Odori event in the Kansai region.
