More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Onsenji Temple in Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo, is the guardian temple of the town and was founded in the eighth century by the priest said to ha...

  Through the tunnel to the Okunoin This is the second part of four on Ishiteji Temple in Matsuyama, Ehime. It is the 51st temple on the Ohe...

Nomiyama Kannonji Nomiyama Kannonji is a large complex of temples and shrines high in the mountains above Sasaguri, Fukuoka, that is very p...

  Koya Tem ple near Takeo Onsen in Saga, is said to be named after Koyasan, the base of Shingon Buddhism, as the area is similar in a p pear...

Jingo-ji Temple was a very pleasant surprise. Number 21 on the Kyushu Pilgrimage, it is/was a Shugendo center based around 2 small water...