Just 20 minutes from Osaka City is Nakayama-dera Temple. Located in Takurazuka, Nakayama-dera is a huge, historic temple and is

Many outside of Japan assume that the most important pilgrimage one can take in Japan is the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage.

It is common knowledge that most sects of Buddhism sects in Japan, many of them were brought from China. From

Hirano ward of Osaka City is a very special place. Not only does it have the most residence of any

Osaka’s Rikuro Ojisan’s is the most popular cheesecake in Osaka, or is it? Undoubtedly, Rikuro’s is a very well established

In February, the very first spring flowers start to bloom. The most famous and iconic of these flowers are plum

On the border of Osaka and Wakayama is the Izumi mountain chain. In this remote and largely uninhabited area, sits

If you are familiar with Japanese shrines, you probably have heard the word “Hachiman” somewhere.  While there are literally thousands