More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Shinsoji Temple Yokota Shinsoji Temple sits on a hillside looking over the town of Yokota on the banks of the Hi River in the Okuizumo reg...

Keishu-en Keishi-en is a fairly modern Japanese garden attached to Yoko Museum, a small gallery specializing in Chinese ceramics and art...

I arrived at Enkoji, temple 39 on the Ohenro pilgrimage, on December 26th. It had taken a couple of days to walk from the previous templ...

The carp -filled Aiba waterway runs through a quiet neighborhood in the southern section of Hagi. Originally a stream, it was c...

This is the manhole cover for Nishinoshima, one of the islands that make up the Oki Islands. I know a squid is not a fish, but its close eno...

This is the draincover for Mochigase Town, now part of Tottori City. It shows the Nagashibina Doll Museum which houses a collection of over ...

Korakuen in Okayama City is one of the three top ranked gardens in Japan. Before posting some shots of the garden, I thought I would show so...

Japanese koi come in an astonishing number of breeds. Here are a few of the major ones..... KOHAKU.... white with large red markings on top ...

Koi is the Japanese name for Carp. They were introduced from China about 500 years ago primarily as a food source. Around 1820 they began to...

For the past week or two the Koi have been erected throughout Japan in anticipation of Children's Day on May 5th. The koi are erected by...