Culture Nara Toshodai-ji Temple in Autumn Tomoko Kamishima Toshodai-ji Temple in Nara is the head temple of the Ritsu sect of Buddhism in Japan. The Ritsu sect mainly studies and pract...
Activities The Shimanami Kaido Anonymous The area around the Seto Inland Sea is known as ‘Setouchi’. The Shimanami Kaido is a chain of islands and bridges with cycle ...
Culture Kurama Temple Alena Eckelmann Kurama Temple, a tale of mountain goblins, samurai and a Reiki Master
Transportation Riding the Moonlight Echigo Bryan Baier The Moonlight Echigo is a rapid night service train between Tokyo and Niigata. Skip the hotel and get where you're going whil...
Activities A Guide Into the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Paul Walsh The museum dominates Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park and attracts over a million people annually from all over Japan and arou...
Culture Hase Kannon Temple in Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima At Hase Temple, you can take the opportunity to trace a picture of a Buddhist statue, or write Buddhist chants in Chinese kan...
Culture Bando POW Camp Site, Tokushima Takako Sakamoto Can you imagine any POW camp being a paradise? I couldn't, until I learned about this Bando POW Camp in WWI, from 1917 to 192...
Activities Iwami Ginzan Silver Mines Bryan Baier Historically significant silver mines, a Living Japanese history lesson, and a great way to beat the the summer heat, and a s...
Culture Walk the Old Hakone Highway Tomoko Kamishima Can you believe that you can take a walk down the exact same road and see the exact same view that people did 400 year ago?
Activities Sumo at Ryogoku Kokugikan Abi Barber Discover Japan's national sport at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Soak up the atmosphere as the world's top sumo wrestlers b...
