More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Just a short walk past one small inlet after Takuno and I came into Isotake Port. Named after Isotakeru, one of the sons of Susano, the s...

Igatake Shrine Igatake Shrine is a fairly large shrine in the middle of Yokota, on the banks of the Hi River in the mountains of Okuizumo. I...

Onigami Shrine Yjos large rock in front of Onigami Shrine in Okuizumo is called Iwafune Daimyojin, and is said to be the stone boat used by ...

Karashima Just offshore from the harbour entrance at Takuno near Niima in Shimane is a small group of islets, the largest being called Karas...

Karakamishiragi At the far western edge of the village of Isotake is the small fishing port, and next to it a small, fairly standard, li...

Isotake Early on the 3rd day of my walk along the Iwami Kannon Pilgrimage I reached the coastal village of Isotake. Looking inland I cou...

Still within site of Nogi Shrine, yet another shrine with an ancient pedigree, being listed in both the Izumo Fudoki and the Engi Shiki....

Well, this place is about as familiar as any in Japan, recognizable to anyone who has been to Kyoto, it is of course the entrance to Yasaka ...

Probably the first thing you notice at Tanzan Shrine is the rather unusual 13-story pagoda. Pagodas are of course Buddhist, and this was a t...