More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Seiganji is now a small, non-descript temple at the base of a mountain on Imazu Bay, but it was easy to find because of the many cherry tr...

  Koraiji is a village on the edge of the Itoshima Plain at the base of Mount Takaso. Oimatsu Shrine was ranked as a village shrine in Meiji...

  March 27th, 2014, and I leave Sennyoji Temple after a couple of hours exploring the unexpected delights of this amazing mountain temple....

  Fukuoka Castle is said to have been the biggest castle in Kyushu, though I believe that means covering the largest area. Much of the forme...

At the other end of the hill known as Imayama on which Imayama Hachimangu Shrine is located is a small temple, Imayama Daishi, dedicated...