Culture Cormorant Fishing in Nagara River Hessel Ukai or Cormorant fishing is a 1300-year old tradition of catching fish with Cormorants. Something Charlie Chaplin called "am...
Culture Zen at Kamakura's Kencho-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima It was Saturday afternoon and I was at Kencho-ji Temple in Kita-Kamakura. A few minutes before two o’clock a bell rang to sig...
Culture Nagasaki Glover Garden Tomoko Kamishima In Nagasaki, there is a stylish Western house high up on a cliff in Minami Yamate, commanding a panoramic view of Nagasaki Po...
Culture Old Shimbashi Station Tomoko Kamishima Old Shimbashi Station represents a long-lasting bond between Britain and Japan. Restored building and “0 Mile” marker are sym...
Culture Japanese Overseas Migration Museum David Hallman A unique, free museum sandwiched between Yokohama shopping malls. Take a break from the mayhem to learn about the Japanese ex...
Culture Yamate History Archives Tomoko Kamishima One of the preserved buildings, the Yamate History Archives (Shiryo-kan 山手資料館 ) now acts as an archive of the old Yamate...
Culture In Search of the Sakai Daimyo in Tsuruoka City Alena Eckelmann The Sakai, a samurai clan that originated in the 14thcentury, became chief retainers to the Shoguns of the Tokugawa Clan. The...
Culture The Legend of Sendai Shiro Justin Velgus Sendai Shiro was a real man living in the late Edo/early Meiji era in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Through a series of almost r...
Activities Yokota Farm in Chiba City Jessica A Paje Yokota Farm in Chiba City offers such a fantastic day in the countryside. Depending on the season, enjoy strawberry picking, ...
Culture Koke-dera (Saiho-ji) Temple Tomoko Kamishima Koke-dera (Saiho-ji) Temple: Moss carpeted, Zen practice garden has a unique atmosphere that has attracted famous people such...
