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Climbing Mt. Atago of Atago Shrine Day Hike!

Just a little bit away from the bustle of tourist heavy Arashiyama is Mount Atago. The mountain is a very

When it comes to the most popular tourist spot in Kyoto, Nijo Castle usually gets somewhere near the top of

One of Japan’s more intriguing historic figures is the famous spiritualist, or Onmyo-ji, Abe no Seimei. In addition to the

In Ibaraki City, in the middle of a quiet little neighborhood, lies Sojiji, one of the 33 temples of the

What might take most by surprise is that ikebana, the beautiful art of Japanese flower arranging, originated in a temple.

In the Shinto religion, there are literally thousands and thousands of gods; but everyone has favorites. Easily one of the

Out of the way of the bustle of Osaka City is the Okukawachi region. In this quiet and beautiful place,

Tucked away in the mountains of north Osaka the 23rd temple of Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Katsuo-ji Temple [勝尾寺]. This ancient