Culture Exploring Yasukuni Shrine Lee Prescott Festivals are held throughout the year and twice every year—in spring and
Culture Bedazzled by Buds and Blooms Joe Peters building housing the o-mikoshi (portable shrines) used in the annual festivals
Culture Kimono at Yokohama’s Iseyama Shrine Tomoko Kamishima year-olds (the second Monday in January), at various summer Fireworks Festivals
Activities Kasadera Kannon Temple Chris Glenn February 3rd each year, the temple hosts one of the city’s largest Setsubun Festivals
Culture Kamigamo Shrine: A Place of Healing Tomoko Kamishima One of the three most famous festivals in Kyoto, Aoi Matsuri, began as
Area Omotesando Known as the Champs-Élysées of Tokyo, Omotesando’s tree-lined streets are filled with beautiful shops, funky cafes and great restaurants. It is also the gateway to the entrance to the Meiji..
Culture Hakone’s Mt. Komagatake Tomoko Kamishima After that, for a long period, people held ceremonies and festivals at
Food Namasute Shokudo in Nibancho Anonymous The brightly lit shop front presented a festive, welcoming air, as did