More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

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

  Daisho-in is located in the small Teramachi near Karatsu Station in downtown Karatsu. These unusual statues are a complete mystery to me. ...

  No-one can know for sure exactly when and where rice was introduced into Japan, as this was in prehistory. However, the Nabatake Site in K...

  Takatori Koreyoshi (1850-1927) is described as a coal baron as he ran the successfil Kishima coal mine. In 1904 he built a big residence n...

  While walking in central Karatsu I came across Uzememon no Yakata and as it had free entry went inside. It is a type of community centre f...

  Karatsu Kunchi is the main festival of the coastal castle town of Karatsu on the coast of Saga in northern Kyushu. It takes place on Novem...