23 Oct 2018: Kidai Shoran scroll
The scroll Kidai Shoran, subtitled Excellent View of Our Prosperous Age , was painted at the end of the Edo period, around the year 1800. In this photo you can see a very small part of it, depicting the area around Nihonbashi, which was the commercial ... »
10 comments 22 Oct 2018: Owakudani hot pond
One of the main attractions of the Owakudani valley in Hakone, known as "The Great Boiling Valley", is ... »30 comments 21 Oct 2018: Asagao Ichi (Morning Glory Fair)
Established at the beginning of the Meiji period and closed in 1913, Asagao Ichi, the Morning Glory ... »37 comments 19 Oct 2018: Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine Shimenawa
Shimenawa is a traditional Shinto straw rope used to mark the presence of a sacred place such as a ... »32 comments 18 Oct 2018: The Kitchen of Kyoto
Nishiki Ichiba is the most important food market in Kyoto, established as a fish market more than 400 ... »24 comments 17 Oct 2018: Ichikawa Danjuro IX statue
If you visit Senso-ji, you will probably notice this impressive statue in the park behind the temple. ... »19 comments 16 Oct 2018: Imperial chrysanthemum emblem at Akama Shrine
The Imperial chrysanthemum emblem (kikunogomon) is engraved on the gates of the Akama shrine in ... »32 comments
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