Category: Art & Museums

Naoshima must be one of Japan’s most famous and popular small islands among foreign tourists. When I visited a few years ago, it looked to have more foreign tourists than…

With so many railways, Japan has many train fans. Helping to feed this mania are railway museums large and small. Japan’s train museums each have their unique attractions. It’s definitely…

Menuma Shodenzan Kangiin Temple (妻沼聖天山) is Saitama Prefecture’s sole National Treasure building. It is a magnificent restoration of a 250-year-old building covered with intricate woodcarvings. Menuma Shodenzan Kangiin temple was…

If you like lakes (especially very old ones), fish, plankton, endemic species, or fermented fish, this video is for you. It’s shows Lake Biwa and the Lake Biwa Museum. It’s…

Hikone Castle in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture (next to Kyoto) is one of four Japanese castles designated as a National Treasure. I tried to make the video as short as possible,…