Kukai, Shikoku Pilgrimage and Pilgrimage to Santiago
Introduction
Travel is an act for human beings to visit new places and experience different cultures and historie...
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Setouchi International Art Festival
Setouchi International Art Festival: Art Chichu Art Museum, Lee Ufan Museum, Teshima Art Museum, Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, James Bond 007, and Udon noodles on the islands Naoshima Benesse Hotel in the Seto Inland Sea Naoshima, Teshima, Takamatsu
rock and Nembutsu
Have one dance and then die
‘Ippen Dancing and Dying’ is a story based on the life of the Kamakura-era monk Ippe...
History of Hakone
Geography of Hakone
Hakone is a region formed around Mount Hakone on the border of Kanagawa and Shizuoka prefectu...
Kyoto in autumn and its history
Kyoto in autumn leaf colour
November is the time of year when beautiful autumn leaves can be seen across Japan.
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Tokiwa Province Soja Shrine, Osamu Tezuka and Yamatotakeru
Hitachinokuni Soshagu Shrine and Osamu Tezuka
The Soja Shrine in Tokiwa Province is located in Ishioka City, Ibar...
The Beauty of the Japanese Language – About the Imperial Poetry Anthology
Introduction
Haiku has its roots in renga, as described in ‘Reading haiku from the perspective of haik...
Konnyaku and chilli
konnyaku(solidified jelly made from the rhizome of devil's tongue )
"On the Roads of Shu and Yunnan" mentions kon...
Omi Walking on the Highway
Summary
Travel is an act for human beings to visit new places and experience different cultures and histories. Th...
Daimyo Gyoretsu (daimyo’s procession)
Daimyo Gyoretsu (daimyo's procession)
The Daimyo Gyoretsu, featured in historical novels such as Ichiro by Jiro A...