More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Hagi in Yamaguchi is a former castle town that is home to a lot of historical and traditional architecture including several Preservation Di...

  The Kikuya family were wealthy and powerful merchants in the old castle town of Hagi. They were financiers of the ruling Mori Clan nd also...

The Kikuya Family were the wealthiest family in the castle town of Hagi. Though merchants were ostensibly almost the lowest class in the Edo...

Kanaya Tenmangu shrine is located just outside what used to be the gate into Hagi castle and was where the the Daimyo and official trave...

Hagi Castle Within the grounds of the Hagi Castle ruins there are not many buildings. A small storehouse, a fairly modern shrine, but th...

The Kikuyas were a rich merchant family who helped build and run the old castle town of Hagi. Their residence was built in 1602 and is o...

The Kikuya Residence is a large complex of buildings from the Edo Period belonging to the Kikuya Family in the old castle town of Hagi, ...

Misasa in Tottori is a famous hot spring resort in the middle of the prefecture not too far from Kurayoshi. Several bridges over th...

Enseiji Temple, located down a small side street in Hagi is an example of something that was once the norm but is now unusual, it is b...