8 Culture Maple Garden and Autumn Leaves Masayoshi Hirose Kōtō-in, a sub-temple of Daihonzan Daitoku-ji, one of the largest Zen temples in Kyoto. Here lies the grave of Hosokawa Sansa...
Culture Kyoto’s Temple of Genuine Paradise Arlene Bastion Shinnyodo Temple is a zen zone of peace and quiet because of its bounteous green gardens.
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.
Culture Tanabata Star Festival at Kongoji 2024 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...
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 2024 Sleiman Azizi An annual festival held on December 14 in Tokyo, commemorating the 47 ronin, samurai who avenged their wrongfully executed ma...
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...
11 Kankou-ji Temple, Minami Uonuma Rufus Starbuck Kankou-ji Temple, Minami Uonuma - a Zen Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Ishiuchi.
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...
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.