Tofuku-ji Temple, Kyoto is not a place to hurry through. It is a place to walk slowly, stop often, and let the design reveal itself in layers. Water is everywhere, even when it is not present. It is heard in the raked white gravel of the Hojo South Garden. It is remembered in the “Eight Seas.” It moves below Tsuten-kyo Bridge in the maple-filled ravine.

Riverside Café Muni, Kyoto offers a refined yet relaxed dining experience. The café overlooks the historic Togetsukyo Bridge and the surrounding natural beauty of Arashiyama

Onn Japanese sweet shop or Wagashi in the Gokomachi district of Kyoto opened late 2023 by owner Suzuka Yamaoka. The goal was to provide an experience that warms both the body and soul of it’s customers.

High on the forested slopes of Mount Mitaki, northwest of central Hiroshima, stands Mitaki-dera: Hiroshima's Mountain Temple, and one of western Japan’s most atmospheric Buddhist temples.

The Portland Japanese Garden and koi pond combine, causing visitors to linger, captivated by the colors and calm movement of the fish.

The following list of links represents only a portion of the Shinto, Buddhist, or non-religious Japanese Gardens of Japan.

The life of Nishikigoi beyond the mountain ponds of Yamakoshi and Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture began mostly in Japanese Gardens...