Culture Yosakoi Soran Festival in Sapporo 2024 R.S. Reynolds A viewing of the intense and energetic Yosakoi Soran Festival in Sapporo
Culture Sapporo Museum of Modern Art R.S. Reynolds There is a distinctly Frank Lloyd Wright-feel to the exterior of the Museum of Modern Art in Sapporo with the interior spiral...
11 Culture Ryoan-ji, North West Kyoto Katherine Moore Set in a large garden with a pond, Ryoan-ji is the home of Japan's most famous Zen Garden. Sit in quite contemplation and may...
12 Culture Tokei-ji Temple in spring Tomoko Kamishima After the cherry blossoms are gone, the tourist season in Kamakura has a short break. But the flowers in Tokei-ji Temple pass...
13 Culture Kenroku-en: Beauty in Small Things Amber Mezbourian Kenroku-en is one of Japan's three most beautiful gardens. Dating back to the Edo period, there are numerous beautiful things...
8 Culture Good Morning Tsukiji Luke Braidwood Being a masochist, I decided to murder my weekend by getting up at the crack of dawn to visit Tsukiji. I missed the tuna auct...
12 Culture Tokyo's Imperial Palace East Garden Peter Sidell Inside the Imperial Palace's moat, the east garden gives you a both a tranquil green space to relax beside its pond, and a lo...
6 Culture Sen-oku Hakuko kan Etsuko Yamada If you are interested in traditional Chinese ink paintings, visit the Sen-oku Hakuko Kan Museum. This museum exhibits and pre...
12 Culture Niigata's Saito Family Summer Villa Tomoko Kamishima In 1918, a wealthy merchant in Niigata, Saito Kijuro (IV), built a beautiful summer villa; carefully and spaciously planned f...
12 Culture Kozenji Temple Bryan Baier Kozenji is a gorgeous Buddhist temple nestled against the Chuo Alps in Komagane Nagano. It perfectly blends human constructio...
