More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  The Tezen Museum of Art near Izumo Taisha Shrine is a hidden gem for those interested in traditional Japanese arts & crafts, mingei, w...

  The Itokoku History Museum is somewhat larger than your average local history museum as it is in an area with many, many important, ancien...

  The most interesting piece of architecture in Kobe, to my mind at least, is the Kobe Maritime Museum located on the waterfront in Meriken ...

  The Tsukushi Korokan was a government lodgings and reception site in ancient Japan for diplomatic visitors from China and Korea that was i...

  No-one can know for sure exactly when and where rice was introduced into Japan, as this was in prehistory. However, the Nabatake Site in K...

  Karatsu Kunchi is the main festival of the coastal castle town of Karatsu on the coast of Saga in northern Kyushu. It takes place on Novem...