ANN/THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN – This year marks 130 years since Kokichi Mikimoto (1858-1954), known as the ‘Pearl King’, became the first person in the world to succeed in pearl cultivation in 1893. A special exhibition to commemorate the milestone is currently being held at the Pearl Museum on Mikimoto Pearl Island in Toba, Mie Prefecture, […]
In the ancient town of Ikaruga in Nara prefecture, visitors can easily immerse themselves in Buddhist tradition by hopping from temple to temple on a buggy.