When the Japan National Tourism Organization invited me on a tour of Minobu, a sleepy temple town in Yamanashi Prefecture, the agency branded it as a chance “to experience the ‘real’ Japan” — if such a thing exists at all. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/11/23/travel/minobu-yamanashi-rural-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #travel #yamanashi #minobu #buddhism #temples