More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Japan is home to many monumental Buddhist statues, perhaps the most well-known being the one at Todaiji in Nara, though another in Kamakur...

  Hirado is an island just off the coast of what is now Nagasaki prefecture, that though not so well known or visited was in historical time...

Overlooking the main harbour on Hirado Island, the castle was controlled by the local Matsuura Clan for its whole history. A small castle wa...

  Located on a hillside overlooking the small harbour in the main town of Hirado Island in Nagasaki. The church was built in 1913 and recons...

  Though listed as temple 78 on the Kyushu pilgrimage, Kaigenji is not really a temple at all. It consists of a monument and a roofed area f...

  Saikyoji Temple is located on a hillside overlooking the harbour of the main settlement on Hirado Island. It is built on the site of where...