More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  The "kyu" in the name means "former" as it refers to the site where the temple once stood. Down the mountain on the ma...

  Rokusho Shrine was once a part of a powerful temple-shrine complex in the high country near the centre of the Kunisaki Peninsula, but is n...

  Reisenji Temle was one of the 12 main temples located in the heart of the Kunisaki peninsula in Oita that made up the unique Rokugo Manzan...

  Mount Shiritsuki, 587 meters, is clearly visible as I leave Oreki Temple and carry on up the road. For a couple of hours, the road is for...

  Oreki-ji is a small, Tendai temple in the mountains of the Kunisaki Peninsula, and is temple number 7 on the Kyushu Fudo Myo Pilgrimage. I...