Seigan-ji in Kofu Cathy Cawood Attractive Buddhist temple near Kai-Zenkoji in Kofu, Yamanashi has a small pond and dry garden, a bell tower and a dragon wat...
Culture St Mary's Anglican Church Okazaki Bonson Lam St Mary's Church was founded over a century ago in 1911, on the south-western corner of Okazaki and Marutamachi Streets. Holy...
Flowers on Fukui's Sakura Street Takako Sakamoto A pale yellow daffodil, pink camellia, white magnolia...these small flowers were celebrating spring along with gorgeous cherr...
Second Oldest Aquarium to Close Justin Velgus Marinepia in Matsuhima, Miyagi Prefecture is the second oldest aquarium in Japan. It will close 10 May 2015.
Food Sova Sova Restaurant Rod Walters Sova Sova is a restaurant and café on Matsuyama’s fashionable Ropeway Dori. It serves unremarkable soba noodles.
Activities Omishima Maritime Museum Rod Walters The main focus of the museum is a wooden boat called the Hayama Maru which was used by Emperor Hirohito, known in Japanese as...
Food Cucino Italia Orso, in Matsuyama Rod Walters Cucino Italia Orso, in Matsuyama offers a thoroughly fulfilling Italian lunch al fresco.
Culture Koonji no Okunoin Temple Bret Colebi A deeper enclave of Koonji, temple No.61 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage where you can get a stamp for your book, and practice some...
Culture Daijiro Morohoshi Exhibition 2020-2021 Kim Bergström Daijiro Morohoshi is a Japanese manga artist who is well-known for science fiction themed comic strips and pieces based on fo...
Culture Ill-starred Painters 2020-2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at the Saga Arashiyama Bunkakan looks at a range of works from painters who have suffered f...
Culture The Art of the Business of Art 2020 Kim Bergström Have you ever considered the art of the business of art? A special event at the Takashimaya Archives in Osaka looks at just t...
Culture The Science Behind Pixar 2019 Kim Bergström The Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art is hosting "The Science Behind Pixar" until November 24th, giving insight into t...
Miniature Life Exhibition: Oita 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at the Oita City Museum of Art looks at works from Kumamoto-born Tatsuya Tanaka, a photogra...
Sakura Season at Starbucks Japan Kim Bergström Cherry blossom season is a much-loved time of year across Japan, not just because of the natural beauty that abounds, but bec...
Culture Miquel Barceló Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström A special event taking place at The National Museum of Art in Osaka looks at the works of Miquel Barceló (1957 -), who is rev...
