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  • August 20, 2017

    Okunoin Temple

    As the mausoleum of Kobo Dashi, founder of Shingon Buddhism, Okunoin Temple is the most important site in the Koyasan (Mount Koya) complex and one of the most important temples in Japan. Also kno...
  • August 15, 2017

    Garan

    Garan is one of the most important and central temple complexes in Koyasan (Mount Koya). As such, it has multiple sacred buildings including the main halls, a bell tower, a lecture hall, scriptur...
  • August 10, 2017

    Kongobu-ji Temple

    Kongobu-ji is the most important temple in the Koyasan (Mount Koya) complex. Constructed during the 16th century, it is the head temple of Shingon Buddhism. As the most important temple of the Sh...
  • August 5, 2017

    Stay in a Koyasan ‘Shukubo’ (Temple Lodging)

    Known as ‘shukubo’ in Japanese, temple lodgings often surround important temples throughout Japan. Intended to provide accommodation to pilgrims, most shukubo are open to guests of any faith or b...
  • August 1, 2017

    Nezu Museum

    Located in a fashionable district of Aoyama in Tokyo, the Nezu Museum houses a collection of pre-modern Japanese and East Asian art. Displayed across a two-storey museum building and surrounded by a ...
  • August 1, 2017

    Mori Art Museum (MAM)

    Located in the popular neighbourhood of Roppongi, the Mori Art Museum (MAM) is one of the best-known exhibition spaces in Tokyo. Rather than exhibit a permanent collection, MAM rotates its exhibition...
  • August 1, 2017

    The National Art Center Tokyo (NACT)

    Designed by renowned architect Kurokawa Kisho, The National Art Center Tokyo (NACT) is one of the largest exhibition spaces in Japan. Rather surprisingly however, given the size of the museum, NACT d...
  • August 1, 2017

    Edo-Tokyo Museum

    Located in the Sumida district of Tokyo, the Edo-Tokyo Museum is an imposing structure that is impossible to miss. The museum opened in 1993 and since that time has become popular with international ...
  • August 1, 2017

    teamLab Borderless

    Opened in June 2018, teamlab Borderless is an expansive, interactive art space in which visitors move through an immersive series of digital exhibition spaces. Designed by digital artists at Mori Art...