Culture Platform of Kiyomizu-dera Temple Tomoko Kamishima The Platform of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto is an icon that is truly impressive.
Shopping Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts Hoyee Tse The museum aims to promote a whole range of traditional Japanese crafts from Nishijin-ori woven textiles to Kyoto style dolls...
Activities Yamate Residence 234 Shinya Ota Yamate Residence 234: One of 7 western style houses in the Yamate bluff area, Yokohama.
Activities Kokubun-ji Temple in Imabari Anonymous Kokubun-ji, Temple No.59, is the temple for the province of Iyo, in the system of provincial temples established by Emperor S...
Activities Edo Tokyo Open Air Architectural Emily Ikegami Stroll through this open air museum to imagine what life was like in Japan long before highrises and neon took over
Culture Zenno-ji in Hojo Anonymous Zenno-ji is a temple of the Zen sect of Buddhism, on the foothills of Mt. Takanawa in the northern part of Matsuyama. It offe...
Culture Kameyama Castle Chris Glenn Life is slow in Mie Prefecture’s Kameyama City. Even the name, Kameyama means “Tortoise Mountain”, but things weren’t always ...
Activities Good Ol' Cycle around Kawaguchiko Jerome Lee Lake Kawaguchiko is one of the Fuji Five Lakes surrounding Mount Fuji in southern Yamanashi Prefecture. It is the most easily...
Food Starbucks Unveils Cream Puff-Inspired Spring Drinks Kim Bergström This year, Starbucks Coffee Japan is bringing something a little different to the spring drinks table: beverages inspired by ...
Culture Mitaki Temple Paul Walsh This mountainside temple is one of Hiroshima hidden gems; a truly enchanted place in which to recharge one's batteries.
