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 ...
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.
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...
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...
10 Flowers at Hondo-ji Mandy Bartok A cascade of hydrangeas greets visitors to Hondo-ji in June, one of Chiba's more prominent temples.
7 Hinokicho Park in Roppongi Hannah Morse Get away from the city within the city limits at Hinokicho Park in Roppongi.
8 Autumn Colors at Hase Pond in Kobe Masayoshi Hirose Gorgeous autumn foliage of 'Kobe Municipal Arboretum' at the foot of Mount Rokko, Kobe.
16 Ofuna Botanical Garden in Photos Jessica A Paje The Ofuna Botanical Garden is a local hidden gem. Formally known as the Kanagawa Prefectural Ofuna Botanical Garden Flower Ce...
16 Yokosuka Shobu-en Iris Garden Jessica A Paje During the month of June, Yokosuka Shobu-en Iris Garden transforms into a magical space of vivid purple, white, yellow, and p...