I am here inviting you to visit a graveyard! The Yanaka Reien used to be a Buddhist graveyard associated with the Tennoji temple. But during the restoration of the Meiji era and with the separation of Buddhism and Shintoism, it turned public and thus...
It's in Okinawa, the most southern island of Japan that we are heading now. You'll have to take a flight or get aboard a boat from Fukuoka, extreme south of the Japanese archipelagos to reach this tropical island. But there is no better place for a complete...
To admire this singular temple, you'll have to go to the west of Tokyo: Setagaya city. By taking the Odayaku line and getting off at Gotokuji station, there is no way that you won't be surprised by this rural landscape at only less than 30 minutes from...
This open-air museum is taking place in Edogawa city in the east part of Tokyo. You can reach it by taking the Toei-Shinjuku line and getting off at Mizue station. You'll still have to walk some twenty minutes to finally get there but it is worth. The...
We're now moving away from Tokyo by taking the train for about 1h30 to go to Kamakura. The place is well known for its Great Buddha, but this won't be our purpose here. The Engaku-ji temple, which you can reach by getting off at the Kita-Kamakura station...
Located in Nakano city in Tokyo, this temple is accessible by walking a few minutes after getting off the train at the Arayakushimae station on the Seibu-Shinjuku line. Dedicated to Yakushi Nyorai, the healing Buddha, the temple became famous after the...
Boasting its 584 inhabitants and its 6km2, Zamami Island is part of the Kerama Island composed of five inhabited islands and nine principal islands which are not inhabited. Well know by scuba divers for its coral reef and its biological diversity the...
You're planning to go to Japan for the first time or even once again ? You will easily find everything you need on popular touristic sites such as Shinjuku's and Shibuya's districts, the Meiji temple or the Tokyo Skytree. This website is aimed to introduce...
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