More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Oni no Shitaburui Gorge is a narrow gorge in the remote Chugoku mountains in the Okuizumo region of Shimane. The Omaki River has cut the b...

  The view from the top of Kankakei Gorge, which  is located roughly in the middle of Shodoshima Island. It is considered one of the Top Thr...

Kankakei Gorge East Trail Kankakei Gorge on Shodoshima Island is a major scenic spot of the island and included in the top 100 scenic spots ...

For the second part of my search for the Fall colors this year we headed to Yamaguchi. First stop was Chomonkyo, a pretty gorge in the m...

Honyabakei is a small town south of Nakatsu in Oita Prefecture. in 2005 the town was merged with Nakatsu. The draincover depicts Yab...

This manhole cover is one from the town of Takachiho in Miyazaki Prefdecture, Kyushu. Takachiho is famous as being the place where the myths...

Buddhist statues wearing red hats and bibs can be found all over Japan. In wayside shrines and altars there will be alone or in small groups...