The ultimate guide to Japan travel
A museum dedicated to all things tea ceremony and to Ohi Chozaemon Ware in particular. Entry is 700yen, but there is a gallery/gift shop with …
A modern, perfectly round museum split over two levels. Regular entry is and gives you access to six galleries. If you want to view the special …
A museum dedicated to a prominent literary figure who hails from Kanazawa. As with most museums related to literature or poetry in a specific …
With its elaborate costumes and ritualized movements and chants, Noh can seem like an impenetrable Japanese art form. This new museum dedicated …
The Higashiyama Higashi Tea House is a beautifully preserved district of tea houses. If not for the presence of your fellow sightseers, you could …
Kanazawa's Kazuemachi Tea District can be found on the south bank of the Asano River between Asanogawa Bridge and Nakanohashi Bridge. The …
Although it appears to be very much intact, the Nomura Clan Samurai House are officially called "ruins" as the house and grounds were altered by …
The D.T. Suzuki Museum is dedicated to the life and teachings of modern Zen Buddhist philosopher Daisetsu Suzuki. The museum is divided into …
A preserved two-story home on the edge of the Nagamachi samurai neighborhood that belonged to a wealthy merchant in the Edo period. The house …
Heijō Palace is a bunch of reconstructed buildings from the time when Nara was known as Heijō-kyō - Japan's Heain era imperial capital. Although …
Located in Hattori Ryokuchi Park, the museum features farm houses and other structures built between the 17th and 19th centuries that have been …
Located in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, this kofun (ancient burial mound) is one of the largest and best preserved in Japan. It's also part of a …
One of four national theatres throughout Japan, this particular one is dedicated to the art of bunraku puppetry. A popular form of entertainment …
Located adjacent to the west exit of Sendai Station, the observation deck on the 31st floor provides views to the east and west. The observation …
This gorgeous shrine to Hachiman, the Shinto god of war, was constructed by Date Masamune, the one-eyed dragon, first daimyo of Sendai Domain. It …
Also known as Aoba Castle, the ruins occupy a prominent hilltop location to the west of Sendai City. Most of the castle buildings were destroyed …
The mausoleum complex of Date Masamune and the daimyos of the Sendai Domain, the Zuihōden complex in Sendai's Aoba Ward date from 1637. The …
The Philosopher's Path or the Philosopher's Walk, is a path in Kyoto's Saikyo ward that runs next to a canal that drains Lake Biwa. The path …
Originally built as a detached palace in 1264 by the Emperor Kameyama, it was later dedicated as a Zen temple in 1291. It was destroyed by fire …
A landmark of Kyoto's famous Arashiyama area, the Togetsukyo Bridge stretches 155 m across the river known as the Hozu to the west and the …
A temple in the Higashiyama ward of Kyoto located next to Maruyama Park and a short walk from Yasaka Shrine and the Gion district. Admission to …
The temple was founded in 1602 when Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu split the Jōdo Shinshu sect into two in order to diminish their influence. The other …
Known for its stunning autumn leaves, the temple holds popular evening illuminations during November. The temple was originally called Zenrinji …