12 Culture Eikan-do Zenrin-ji Temple, Kyoto Larry Knipfing At Eikan-do, the temple buildings are spacious and beautiful, and elegant covered wooden walkways connect them all together. ...
Culture Musée de Somé Seiryu, Kyoto Peter Sidell In Japan's historical city of Kyoto, the Somé Museum is a small museum dedicated to dye art, with a variety of artworks inclu...
7 Culture Yumesakinami Park Tristan Scholze "Flowering" waves roll in from the sea onto land in new forms in this park under the historic Tsunoshima Lighthouse.
6 Culture Tsunoshima Lighthouse Tristan Scholze Tsunoshima Lighthouse dates from 1876 and watches over a sculpted park, rocky cape, and a few restaurants.
7 Culture Kobe Ohashi Manish Prabhune Kobe Ohashi (o-hashi means bridge in Japanese) connects the mainland to Port Island, a reclaimed land structure which finally...
15 Culture Shisendo: Villa, Garden, and Temple Larry Knipfing Shisendo has an interesting history, and thus, is difficult to pinpoint: Is it a villa? Is it a garden? Is it a temple? The a...
12 Culture Manshu-in and its Lovely Garden Larry Knipfing If you can find yourself a quiet corner to sit in at Manshu-in Temple, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and then open them
Culture Goyōzan Matchlock Rifle Brigade Jonathan Grogan Enjoy a demonstration of Hinawaju rifles by Sumita town's very own Hinawaju Rifle Brigade!
Culture Nagashima Museum, Kagoshima Peter Sidell In Kagoshima on Japan's Kyushu island, the Nagashima Museum has an interesting, varied collection of artworks, and also comma...
15 Culture The Temples and Shrines of Kasai Peter Sidell Close to Kasai station in eastern Tokyo, a cluster of around ten temples makes for a pleasant place to stroll around, with a ...
