More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  As day 2 of my walk along the Kinki Fudo Myo pilgrimage winds down it was time to head west after visiting the cluster of temples in centr...

  The high-rise buildings of Umeda in downtown Osaka may be quite familiar to many visitors, but because I live deep in the countryside and ...

 This text is from an earlier post that was of photos of Taiyuji Temple, number 6 on the pilgrimage that I mistakingly thought was number 7...

  Originally called Ogimachi Kids Park, this modern building adjacent to Ogimachi Park in Kita Ward, Osaka, is quite distinctive. Kantele is...

  Taiyuji Temple, number 6 on the Kinki Fudo Myo Pilgrimage, is a large complex in downtown Umeda close to Osaka Station. It is said to have...

Houonin Temple Houoninji was founded in the late 17th century with tee erection of the Kitamukizanfudoson, the North-Facing Fudo. Located in...

新世界 Shinsekai is the entertainment district around the Tsutenkaku Tower in the south of Osaka City, On the right of the photo above you can...