It's amazing to see the colourful autumn leaves in Japanese garden... read all

Sakurayama Koen in Onishi area, Fujioka City, Gunma Prefecture is known for its "fuyu-zakura", or winter-blooming cherry blossoms... read all

Most people, when you say "I went to Ueno this weekend," assume you visited Tokyo. read all

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We took an early Shinkansen to Himeji and walked to the castle, which is about 20 minutes to the north of the station... read all

Shigemori Mirei was a self taught garden designer active between 1939 and 1975. He studied traditional gardens and endeavoured to strike a balance... read all

We caught the local train to Saga Arashiyama by the river Hozu, just after it emerges from the Hozu gorge... read all

We caught an early train to nearby Yasugi and picked up the minibus to the Adachi Museum. The Adachi Museum or Art founded in recent times by Adachi Zenko... read all

This day we planned to visit some of Kyoto's Shinto shrines. We started the day by buying a Kyoto Sightseeing One-day Pass Card... read all

We went by coach to Horyu-ji temple complex a few miles outside Nara city. Horyu-ji is reputed to be the birth place of Buddhism in Japan and houses the worlds oldest surviving wooden structures... read all

I visited the head temple of the Agon-shu Buddhist with a group of friends by private arrangement... read all

After centuries of feudal wars, Japan was united following the battle of Sekigahara in 1600 under the Tokugawa shogunate... read all

We took the train to Uji and made straight for Byodo-in temple. A lovely temple with a dash of late spring colour in the form of azaleas... read all

We traveled to Uji to get a little taste of Japanese tea-ceremony and Zen Buddhism, and of course to enjoy the wonderful temples and sights around the city... read all

For me, Koyo is probably the most amazing time to travel around Japan. There can be large crowds but most of the time you can be absolutely blessed in viewing... read all

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While preparing for our travel we found an article here at japan-guide that there is a bus operated by Japan Rail in Kyoto... read all

This day we decided to explore some of the countless temples of Kyoto. Our first stop was at the Higashi and Nishi Honganji temples... read all

Iwakuni doesn't have that much famous sights as the nearby Miyajima but it is definitely worth to visit... read all

The sacred island of Miyajima is one of the most visited sights in Japan. So everyone who is interested in Japan is familiar with the sight of the Otorii and the Itsukushima shrine... read all