More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Iishi Shrine is the shrine that Jyufukuji was built as a Jinguji for. It is a very ancient and important shrine being listed in both th...

The next stop along the Onomichi Temple Walk is Ushitora Shrine, founded in the mid 9th Century and therefore believed to be the oldes...

The Onomichi Temple Walk also passes by some shrines as well as temples, and the first shrine just after Hodou-ji is Ikkyu Shrine. ...

Kibitsuhiko Shrine is at one end of the Kibi Bike path near to Bizen Ichinomiya Station where bikes can be rented or dropped off if coming f...

The distinctive roof of Kibitsu Shrine is visible from quite a distance as one approaches on the Kibi Bike Path. From a sub-shrine there is ...

Koikui is a small shrine just off the Kibi Bike Path. It has a fine pair of Bizen-style ceramic komainu. It also had a buddhist bell. Koikui...