Art in Japan is really ancient, dating back to its rise in some 6th century and having about 12 main periods. There is no similar art in the world comparing to Japanese art. It may be that unique due to its remote location and only some Asian countries’ art may be supposed to have something in common with that of Japan. Though it was greatly influenced by Buddhism and China art. There was an Emperor in Japan that believed that China was the country to give origins to the new and remarkable. And Japan is the land to take over all the bright and transform it, but the approach took…

Travel Japan to touch its vivid and bright culture and art! It’s easy to outline some currents and aspects of architecture of Japan, but it’s almost impossible to describe it properly in several hundreds of words. To tell the truth each epoch of history of Japan left its architecture track, and there were several periods, but the most prominent are (some examples are added): Asuka and Nara includes wooden Buddhist temples and worship altars (Horyu-ji, Todaiji, etc.); Heian, the main feature of the style is that the temples were built in the mountains to make them protected from warriors and wars, some differences are tiled roofs, wooden floors, (Byodoin Phoenix…

Travel Japan? The perfect destination to reach one of the most marvellous shrine countries in the world. Here you can find everything at your pleasure, the standard, the hi-tech, the exotic and the breathtaking. Be ready to be stunned by the gems of the land of the rising sun, though lots of magazines may be looked through, but Japan is difficult to overestimate, as it always has something special in store for its guests, in case you may get bored of skyscrapers and a modern standard of living. And in support of the fact it will grant the best places in Japan imaginable to you. The spots  are rather variable and…

Japan is a culture store of sightseeings and attractions. It is the home to hundreds of castles and palaces, wonderful natural parks and amazing rivers and lakes, picturesque scenes and landscapes. So to cut a long story short and it’s really long and impressive, let’s visit in our mind’s eye the best places in Japan. The first item in the list of where to go and when in Japan occupies the Himeji castle. It’s really an incredible structure in the port of Himeji some hour away from Tokyo. It’s built of some 350 tons of wood and white plaster for water and fire protection. It’s worth mentioning that the castle…

The list of where to go and when in Japan is almost endless, because each item of sightseeings and attractions varies from one season to another, and becomes different and even more bright or calm than it was when you experienced it for the first time. Autumn is an incredible, colour rich time. It can be depicted as a good artist with a brilliant brush in hand, and its work is that unique and remarkable because each leaf was painted separately, the palette of colours is that of a rainbow, here you will find golden, dark-cherry, red, orange, pink, brown or green. In autumn it’s even a more pleasure to…