by Flip Japan Guide | Jul 25, 2022
Those who long for a quintessential Japanese atmosphere should check out the local 800-year old Kumano Shrine, famous for hosting the traditional Jiyugaoka International Friendship Mikoshi Festival every September. Kumano Shrine is the god of Jiyugaoka. A bright...
by Flip Japan Guide | Jul 22, 2022
Araitenjinkitano Shrine enshrines Sugawara no Michizane, who is considered to be the god of both Bunbu and Buddhism. The deities of Araitenjinkitano Shrine are “Sugawara no Michizane” and “Ukemochi no Kami”, the god who controls food. The village of Arai that was...
by Flip Japan Guide | Jul 20, 2022
Koenji Hikawa Shrine is a shrine located in the south of Koenji. This old shrine is a village shrine, which is one of the guardians of Koenji along with “Koenji Tenso Shrine”. The official name of this shrine is “Hikawa Shrine”, but to distinguish it from the others,...
by Angelie | Last updated Oct 21, 2026 | Uncategorized, Japan Area Guide, Japan Itinerary
Fukushima. For many first-time visitors to Japan, the name probably brings one thing to mind before anything else: the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster of March 2011. It is understandable. The disaster changed the prefecture forever, and the people who lived...
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