The city’s three major Shinto festivals, Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri (August), Kanda Matsuri (May, odd-numbered years) and Sannō Matsuri (June), feature vibrant parades, traditional costumes, and mikoshi (portable shrines) to honor local deities. One of the most famous events in Tokyo is che...
I started my visit to Nezu Shrine at the north entrance, passing by some secondary shrines on my way to the main buildings. Here’s a look at what there is to see at Nezu Shrine. Otome Inari Shrine and its Tunnel of Torii Gates It was a picture of Otome Inari Shrine that first insp...
Ueno Park: The most popular city park in Japan, Ueno Park in Tokyo’s Taito ward receives over 10 million visitors every year. It is also one of Japan’s oldest public parks, having been established in 1873. Ueno Park is home to half a dozen museums, several shrines and temples, around...
Tokyo, Japan’s capital, buzzes with bold contrasts—skyscrapers tower over ancient shrines. Senso-ji’s timeless gates stand firm against Shibuya’s neon rush. This mega-city fuses past and present like nowhere else, daring you to roam its electric streets. Stroll Ueno’s cherry-lined paths—...
Many of the remaining Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples are overshadowed by the city’s towering skyscrapers, but the traditional Japanese cultural values are still in existence alongside Tokyo’s superficial modernity. It is a vast city which makes it difficult, if not nigh on impossi...
The most populous city on the planet, Japan’s capital Tokyo seamlessly mixes the ultramodern with the ancient. Beneath all its soaring neon-lit skyscrapers, you’ll find centuries-old temples and shrines lying alongside sleek shopping malls and museums.
Admission to enter the temple grounds is 300 JPY, while it’s 20 JPY to go inside the statue. Kamakura is on the proposed list for UNESCO World Heritage Sites and is also home to important Zen temples and shrines of historical significance to Japan. The journey there takes around an hour...
Atami Travel Guide: 10 Places to Visit, Hotels, Hot Springs, Festivals, and Access Shizuoka 4. The Nikko Area Nikko, renowned for the UNESCO World Heritage site Nikko Toshogu Shrine, is an increasingly popular destination near Tokyo. Nikko is famous for its "Two Shrines and One Temple" comp...
Please note that the Greater Tokyo Pass cannot be used on the Tobu Bus from Tobu Nikko Station.For details about the World Heritage Tour Ticket, which is convenient for touring the shrines and temples, and other special tickets, please check the following site:Tobu Bus Official Site ...
Tokyo is vast: it's best thought of not as a single city, but a constellation of cities that have grown together. Tokyo's districts vary wildly by character, from the electronic blare of Akihabara to the Imperial gardens and shrines of Chiyoda, from the hyperactive youth culture mecca of ...