Another Jewish community was established in the port of Nagasaki. In fairly short order, the Russo-Japanese War and the Great ...

Just to the west of downtown Tokyo lies a gorgeous urban oasis. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden comprises 144 acres of green space and is unique in that it incorporates three landscaping styles ...

This year, why not try the Shinjuku-Yamanote pilgrimage? It is a course of seven shrines and temples, most associated with Nichiren Buddhism, between Kagurazaka and Shinjuku Gyoen. The course is about ...

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden There ... The star attraction here is Senso-ji, Tokyo’s oldest temple, which was first built in the 600s to house a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy ...

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited. The Senso-ji Temple sees about 30 million annual visitors and its inception dates all the way back to year 628. Despite its claim to ...

Costumed revelers crowded into Tokyo’s most popular downtown areas ... there were no significant incidents in Shibuya or Shinjuku wards on Halloween. The scene in Toshima Ward also appeared ...

Senso-ji Temple, Asakua, Japan ... and video games. Hotel Groove Shinjuku, in Tokyo, Japan. While there are no shortage of hotels in Tokyo, the recently opened Hotel Groove Shinjuku centrally ...

Places like Omoide Yokocho in Shinjuku and Harmonica Yokocho ... You don’t have to spend a fortune to experience Tokyo’s cultural richness. Many temples and shrines, like Senso-ji and Meiji ...