FEATURES

• Cultural Assets Showcased as gStoriesh
• Upopoy: A Symbolic Space for Ethnic Harmony
• A Town Blessed with Nature and Tradition--and a Manga Museum
• Art Appreciation in Mountainous Yamanashi
• Keeping the Splendor of Daimyo Culture Alive
• Nara: A Treasury of Ancient Japanese Culture
• Kurashiki and the Art of the Bikan Historical Quarter
• Nature and Culture among the Aso Volcanoes

Also

PRIME MINISTER'S DIARY

• Japan-Australia Summit Meeting

Ceremonies for Proclamation of Crown Prince

• Ceremonies for Proclamation of Crown Prince

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Masterpieces Immortalized with Ceramics

MY WAY

• Rediscovering the Old Tokaido Highway

ENJOY DRINKING

• Appreciating the Changing Seasons with Beer

ARCHITECTURAL TREASURES

• Tomioka Silk Mill: A Model for Modernization