More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Senganji Temple, number 9 on the Iwami Kannon pilgrimage, sits on a steep hillside overlooking the small town of Kawamoto on the Gonokawa ...

  Kawamoto is the next town up the Gonokawa River from my village. Halfway up the steep hillside across the river from downtown Kawamoto is ...

This is a continuation of an earlier post. As the heroes lay unconscious in a drunken stupor they are visited by Hachiman, the god of war an...

On saturday evening we went upriver for the annual summer festival in Kawamoto. One street is blocked off to traffic and a stage erected. Al...

Posting the pictures of the Yosakoi last weekend prompted me to dig out some old photos from the Kawamoto matsuri 4 or 5 years ago. I watche...

There are many different ways to play the Taiko, the Japanese big drum. You can play it while seated. Sometimes you might need to stand. Som...

The first part of this post can be found here The musical instrument museum in Kawamoto is only a few metres wide, little more than a corrid...