Culture Kaburaki Kiyokata Art Museum Peter Sidell Kaburaki Kiyokata was a respected Japanese painter known for his bijin-ga, paintings of beautiful women. His former home in K...
Culture Yokosuka Museum of Art Harumi Inouye A place I had longed to visit, and now recommend to you, is the Yokosuka Museum of Art. I first saw the architectural beauty ...
Area Fukuchiyama Bonson Lam Fukuchiyama is a Castle Town about 70 kilometers from Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. Nestled in a southern part of the valley, it is ...
Shopping AEON Kurashiki Shopping Mall Kenji Chida AEON Kurashiki is located not far from the heart of the city. It’s like having a mall in your own back yard.
Activities Kichijo-ji Temple in Saijo Anonymous Kichijo-ji is No. 63 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. This temple is unique in having one of the Seven Lucky Gods as its ...
Accommodation Nodaniya Gasshou-Zukuri Varsha Vaswati Nodaniya Gasshou-Zukuri-A traditional Japanese farmhouse stay at Shirakawago
Shopping Record Shopping in Yokohama Jason Kuttner The second floor store of Disc Union is just one block down from Yokohama Tokyu Hands, and while not large, is crammed full w...
Activities Hoju-ji Temple in Saijo Anonymous Hoju-ji is No. 62 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. It's the Temple of Wealth and Happiness, but it doesn’t look like it.
Culture The Gaiety Theater & Iwasaki Museum Tomoko Kamishima The Iwasaki Museumin Yokohama’s Yamate district stands on land that used to be known as the Gaiety Theater in 1866.
Activities Koon-ji Temple in Saijo Anonymous Koon-ji, Temple No.61, is unusual in that it looks more like a university library than a Buddhist temple. Inside is an equall...
