10 Hayachine Kagura in Tono Imogen Riethmuller The Hayachine kagura is a series of masked dances accompanied by drum, cymbals and flute, performed in honour of Mt. Hayachin...
7 Tokyo Tale of Loyalty & Courage Louise Archer Senkakuji is a small temple not far from Shinagawa that holds the graves of the famous 47 Ronin, a tale over 300 years old.
15 Gion Matsuri Procession Cathy Cawood On July 17th every year, Kyoto's Gion Matsuri procession takes place, when 32 festival floats decorated with valuable tapestr...
9 Culture The Hakone Eki-den Museum Larry Knipfing THE BIG RACE: The Hakone Eki-den Museum features photos, history, videos, mementos, and gift shop. The museum is located at t...
16 Culture Untoan Temple in Minami-Uonuma Haruka Saijo Visiting the no.1 hermitage temple in Japan during the summer season will let you forget about the small worries of your life
7 Besshi Copper Mine Site in Ehime Masayoshi Hirose Besshi Copper Mine Site, which was a cornerstone of Japan's modernization, lives up to its alias, 'The Industrial Legacy in t...
7 Nightlife Ship Street Cafe, Sendai Keith Wyss Ship Street Cafe offers a wide range of own drink creations ranging from cocktails to smoothies. There's finger food, snacks ...
14 Awata Shrine in Autumn Cathy Cawood Awata Shrine at the foot of the Higashiyama hills in Kyoto has views over Kyoto and glorious autumn color.
Activities Lucky Dragon No. 5 Armand Vaquer The Daigo Fukuryu Exhibition Hall houses the Lucky Dragon No. 5, a tuna boat that met the atomic age tragically in 1954.
Culture History of Tokyo Station Takane Shoji The reconstruction of Tokyo Station is not just for its appearence, for the original style has much historical significance b...
