Every day's a festival at this shopping street
An old town house to relax in
Immerse yourself in the ambiance of Mount Nachi
A temple founded in Higashiyama by Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife, Nene, to mourn his passing and pray for his soul. The nighttime illuminations in spring, summer and fall are beautiful to see.
A town that developed near Ise Jingu Shrine
One of Nara’s most famous gardens
Experience the sensibility of an artist
The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn
Gaze out on Ago Bay from a deck
An octagonal, three-story western-style home in Maiko Park
A shrine to traditional performance arts of Kyoto and Osaka
The first of 33 temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Seiganto-ji is an ever-popular destination for worshipers
Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets
Filled with divine blessings. A spacious, comfortable bath
A massive triple gate welcomes you to the head temple for the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism
Autumn colors light up the moss garden in this temple's garden of enlightenment
Known as one of Japan’s top three beauty hot springs
A wall painting of a beautiful woman was discovered here
Tie your prayers under the branches of the willow trees
Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides