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Get to Know a Buddhist Nun at a Local Temple
If you had to choose, what words would you use to describe Buddhism in Japan? After visiting some of the famous temples, you might think of words lik...
![A Beginner’s Guide to Sento](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11533_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1629167434)
A Beginner’s Guide to Sento
by guest writer Stephanie Crohin (sento journalis)Sento or public bathhouses are an attractive part o...
![Shop All the Popular Stores at Osaka's Shinsaibashi-suji Shotengai](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11476_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1499130091)
Shop All the Popular Stores at Osaka's Shinsaibashi-suji Shotengai
Shinsaibashi-suji Shotengai is one of Osaka's representative outdoor shopping arcades. Stretc...
![Order a Cocktail from a Monk at Vow's Bar in Nakano](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11563_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1490086242)
Order a Cocktail from a Monk at Vow's Bar in Nakano
by guest writer Laura Loss"Why," asked the Japanese man sitting at the counter, absently st...
![A New Way to Travel: Get a Local Taste of Global Culture at Guest Houses](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11416_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1488529938)
A New Way to Travel: Get a Local Taste of Global Culture at Guest Houses
Far from the stereotype of being only for poor college students, the modern guest house provides a level ...
![A Day in Tsukishima: Explore the Old, the New, and the Monja](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11562_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1488530096)
A Day in Tsukishima: Explore the Old, the New, and the Monja
by guest writer Laura LossOver 100 years ago, a shipping channel was created in Tokyo bay and the earth th...
![Sakura Forecast for 2017](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11551_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1499130433)
Sakura Forecast for 2017
Once we enter March, it won't be long before Japan's long-waited somei yoshino sakura begin to ...
![From Rock Bottom to Manga Artist: an Interview with Misako Rocks!](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11189_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1487905502)
From Rock Bottom to Manga Artist: an Interview with Misako Rocks!
Faced with situations that would have most people throwing in the towel and giving up, Misako Rocks pres...
![Let's Go! A Walk-Through Guide to the Fushimi Inari Shrine](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11415_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1487905571)
Let's Go! A Walk-Through Guide to the Fushimi Inari Shrine
Located in the entrancing city of Kyoto, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine is home to the famed tunnel of a thou...
![Great Spots for Plum Blossoms in Kansai](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11522_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1487568691)
Great Spots for Plum Blossoms in Kansai
You know that winter is ending at last when you start seeing ume or plum blossoms. Some of the earliest blo...
![Enjoy Delicious Hokkaido Seafood at Hakodate Morning Market](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11395_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1490365083)
Enjoy Delicious Hokkaido Seafood at Hakodate Morning Market
Although Hokkaido is known for producing some of the most delicious food in Japan, this island prefectu...