18 Culture Tokyo Game Show: 2013 Report Hannah Warren Tokyo Game Show is the largest annual gaming convention in Asia. In 2013 it attracted a record number of exhibitions by 352 o...
13 Tomikawa Magaibutsu Rock Carvings Cathy Cawood Granite rock face in Shiga Prefecture with 6.3 meter high carving of Buddha and two attendants.
Culture Yodogawa Fireworks Festival 2026 Jeannie Gan Firework viewing, called hanabi in Japanese, at Yodogawa River is a real crowd pleaser. One of top ten ways to spend your sum...
Shopping Okuno Karuta Shop, Jimbocho David Hallman A unique shop that can provide for all your traditional Japanese gaming needs. Plus a great museum.
Activities Marvel at the Usuki Stone Buddhas Mandy Bartok Over 60 stone buddha statues dating from over a thousand years ago are carved into the cliffs outside of Usuki town in easter...
7 Culture Dainichiji - Konan City C. Rio Temple twenty eight in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known the Great Sun Temple.
10 Activities A Day in Niimi City Judith Mikami Driving around Niimi City will surprise you with the pure beauty of nature and the beauty of man-made structures. A northern ...
9 Culture Sculpture at Mishima Shrine, Toon Anonymous The unassuming-looking Mishima Shrine in Toon is home to some interesting wooden statuary dating from the Northern and Southe...
Nightlife Hanyu Natsu Matsuri 2026 Selena Hoy Saitama's Hanyu city buzzes with energy at its annual summer festival.
8 Culture Kongochoji C. Rio Temple twenty six in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as Vajra Peak Temple.
