A Buddhist temple built into a mountainside, it is the final resting place...

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There are some truly unique foods in Japan that are considered rare delicacies to...
Halloween celebrations in Japan are entirely unofficial. On the Saturday night before whichever day...
From early September until Halloween itself, both Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea transform into spooky...
Nishinari is a district in southern Osaka that has earned a colourful reputation over...
Sometimes indoors, sometimes outdoors, something all yokocho have in common is no-frills food, drink...
There are a number of myths and stories associated with higanbana. Their bulbs are...
The second-oldest temple in Tokyo, a day trip to Jindaijii lets visitors feel transported...
As one of the oldest original castles in Japan, completed in the early 1590s,...
I can’t forget tsukemen, in which the noodles are served separately to, and dipped...
Otaki Village, located at the base of Mount Ontake, is decidedly off the beaten...
At some point in your Japan journey you will find yourself at Tokyo Station,...