???Sesoko Island is a small island off the Motubu Peninsula near Nago on the west coast connected by bridge to Okinawa Honto.Sesoko has a few lovely w ...
Daio Wasabi Farm is the world\'s largest wasabi farm located in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture. Stroll through the vast wasabi fields, see how they?re gr ...
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If you’ve ever taken a train from Tokyo to Kamakura you might have passed by a large white Kannon statue, wondering what exactly it might be. A ...
Hyakunin Isshu, Poem 15kimi ga tameharu no no ni idetewakana tsumuwaga koromode niyuki wa furitsutsu??????????????????????????For your sakeI went into ...
Take a gamble on the strength of your faith the next time you visit Kamakura and you may leave richer in both spiritual and monetary terms. The Zeniar ...
All that glitters is not gold, in this case it’s silver and the name of the newest grouping of holidays on the Japanese calendar. Golden Week ...
It’s art in the park, Japanese style…one of Japan’s oldest traditional performing arts will be enacted in the shadows of historic ...
When one thinks of items representative of Japan the list inevitably includes kimono, sushi and bullet trains but one shouldn’t overlook the b ...
The full scale replica of Gundam is quite a sight and one that can only be seen in person until the end of this month in Tokyo’s modern Odaiba ...
Get your hands dirty! Well, maybe not dirty but get some paint on them and learn about Japanese traditional crafts by making some yourself in the ...
The Great Buddha of Kamakura, better know as the Daibutsu, is a sight to behold and was one of the highlights of my trip to the area. Sitting peacefu ...
Located in the tallest building in the city, The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo offers guests an understated and luxurious environment high above the hustle and ...
Kimono sleeves, or tamoto, meaning “by the side ofâ€, were the pockets in traditional Japan that allowed wearers to stash all manner of sm ...
It’s cold year round, not hot, in the Hanibe Cave where the “Fushi Jigoku†(Satirical expression of Hell) sit alongside eerily lit ...
