Culture Kumano Kodo’s Nakahechi Trail Alena Eckelmann Follow into the footsteps and discover the tales of pilgrims along the ancient Nakahechi pilgrimage trail in Kumano
Beauty & Spa Tsubo-yu Onsen Alena Eckelmann There are thousands of onsen in Japan but Tsubo-yu beats them all. Not only is it one of the oldest hot spring baths in the c...
Beauty & Spa The Healing Powers of Yunomine Onsen Alena Eckelmann Yunomine is a small hot spring village in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Legend has it that water from a statue of Yakushi Nyora...
Transportation Riding the Waves of Mogami River Alena Eckelmann Mogami River and the Sankyo Rice Warehouses in Sakata City provided authentic scenery for the popular 1983 NHK Taiga Drama "O...
Shopping Kasafuku Doll Paradise Alena Eckelmann The Sanno Club in Sakata City is an exquisitely preserved building that gives a glimpse into rich merchants’ nightly pursuits...
Culture Gangoji Temple Paul Hackshaw Gangoji Temple is a World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara. Gangoji Temple was established in 588 as ...
Culture ARATA 2026: Art Exhibition in Kyoto 2026 Aki Takano This exhibition in Kyoto features artists from across Japan connected through a correspondence master’s program at Kyoto Univ...
Andrew Wyeth Exhibition 2026 Kim Bergström A major retrospective devoted to one of America's most influential painters will open in Tokyo this spring. The Andrew Wyeth ...
13 New Year Kyogen Performance Cathy Cawood Traditional New Year kyogen performance on the beautiful old wooden stage at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto.
12 Tokyo Dome City Winter Illumination Ada Wilkinson Tokyo Dome City Winter Illumination, 2014, Winter Illumination, Light Shows, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
