Many first-time visitors head to the former capital, but try peaceful Yamaguchi for seasonal cherry blossom, temples and tea ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

Naoe and Yasuke take on the entire Takahashi family in The Twisted Tree. At the behest of the monk Ujimasa in Assassin’s ...

a 20-year-old college student from Kyoto. The traditional contest has its origin in an archery competition involving samurai in the Edo Period (1603-1867), held at the same temple.

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows travelers with its stunning natural scenery, which visitors say is best viewed from the verandah off the temple's main building.

The city of Kumamoto is steeped in the spirit of its samurai past, which many of its ... Nearby is Unganzen-ji temple, and the carved stone pathway that leads to Reigan-do is populated by ...

He has also donated fusuma-e works to Kenninji temple in Kyoto and Yakushiji temple in ... Hosokawa, who is descended from a samurai family, held office from 1993 to 1994. He took up painting ...

While the wooded areas surrounding the temple are great for a relaxing ... One of the best things to do in Kyoto with kids is to book family samurai lessons, where you can dress as an actual ...

just west of the Honnoji Temple, north of the Southern Kyoto Kakurega, and southeast of the Umenomiya Taisha Shrine. Assassinating him earns you 2000 XP, x2 Mastery Points, Health for Samurai ...