More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Sennyoji Daihioin Temple is located high up on Mount Raizan, a 955 meter high mountain in the Sefuri Range that straddle the Fukuoka-Saga ...

Japan Guide Nomachi is a tiny farm settlement on the flat plain north of the Chikugo River in southern Fukuoka. The local shrine, adjacent t...

Ohenro Trail Day 14 The famous Shikoku Pilgrimage, known as Ohenro, was the first formal pilgrimage I walked. Hard to believe it is now over...

Koinoki Shrine Koinnoki Shrine is within the grounds of Mizuta Tenmangu Shrine in southern Fukuoka and is distinctive for being painted pi...

After leaving Usa Hachimangu and heading towards the Kunisaki Peninsula I chose to avoid the main road and instead headed through the ...

The shrine is tucked away a little to the west of Shimogamo Shrine, though it was originally located on the bank of the Kamo River nearby. T...

The shrine is located in a residential area not far north of the main train station in Matsue, and while it is an Inari shrine there are non...