11 Culture Kamakura’s Goryo-jinja Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Goryo-jinja Shrine is one of Kamakura’s most noted places for Ajisai flowers (hydrangea). Behind the main hall, there is a pa...
12 Culture Kamakura Meigetsu-in Temple in June Tomoko Kamishima In Meigetsu-in Temple, the bluish-purple season comes in June. Not only blue-purple hydrangea, but also various types of nobl...
7 Blossoming Flowers of Daruma Temple Masayoshi Hirose At the Lucky Daruma Temple, it is possible to enjoy flowers year round.
15 Hokoji Cathy Cawood Hokoji in Koshu is a popular temple to pray to find romance, and is also famous for seasonal flowers.
12 Kyoikuto in Osaka Castle Park Takako Sakamoto Osaka Castle Park 7 - Kyoikuto in Osaka Castle Park: A memorial tower built in 1936 for the victims of disasters that occurre...
15 Jokei Temple in Kanagawa Cathy Cawood Jokei Temple in Kanazawa has a beautiful garden with many life-like statues of monks engaged in modern activities like using ...
10 Culture Serene Kita-Kamakura's Meigetsu-in Temple Josef Diermair Meigetsu-in, a small temple located in North-kamakura, has a really nice window.The window is round, which in Buddhist termin...
Culture Saijoji Temple Sandra Isaka Saijoji is an amazing Zen temple hidden among giant cedars in the forest of Minami Ashigara City, southern Kanagawa Prefecture.
12 Toun-ji in Machida Cathy Cawood Toun-ji in Machida has a small but pretty temple garden with two sweeper statues.
16 Autumn at Yatadera Cathy Cawood Officially known as Kongosenji, Yatadera in Yamato Koriyama, Nara, is famous for its ojizo statues and for hydrangeas, but it...