More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  This Kumano Shrine is located on an 80 meter high hill on the south side of the river mouth that was home to Imazu Port, a port linked wit...

  Saturday October 2nd, 2021, and day 2 of my walk along the Gonokawa River to its source winds down. After my detour to visit the Kannon Wa...

  Kumanohara Shrine is a small, but ancient shrine in what is now the Teramachi district of Karatsu in Saga. According to the shrine legend ...

  Karatsu Shrine is the main shrine of the castle town of Karatsu on the coast of Saga in northern Kyushu. It was moved to its current site ...

  Kiyama Temple is located at more than 400 meters above sea level on a mountain in the northern part of Okayama prefecture. With a large to...