More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Sasaguri, in the mountains just north of the sprawling metropolis of Fukuoka, is home to a miniature version of the famous 88 temple Shi...

For the first day of my walk along the Shodoshima Pilgrimage I chose to walk the small peninsula that jutted out into Sakate Bay. My gue...

This is the draincover for the city of Nagaoka, the place that was briefly the capital of Japan before it moved to Kyoto. The design shows b...

It's takenoko season!! The shoots of new Giant Bamboo are now poking up from the ground and free food is to be had for the taking. The b...

There is something quite magical in bamboo groves. I've been trying to capture some of it for years in the camera. You can't catch t...