More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  This Kumano Shrine is located on an 80 meter high hill on the south side of the river mouth that was home to Imazu Port, a port linked wit...

  The Kumano Shrine in Yoshii, Nagasaki, is a fairly typical small, rural shrine. Set on a small, flat area within a forest clearing, it is ...

As I wander around Japan I notice that some areas seem to have a lot of shrines, and in some areas they are far less common. In the area...

Niigusohimenomikoto Shrine This shrine is on the main road not far from Mononobe Shrine and appears to be just a small local shrine, but...

I started my walk along the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage in Nachi on the south coast of Wakayama. The first temple is Seigantoji at the f...

The Kuman shrine in Awa City is located about halfway between Anrakuji and Jurakuji, temples 6 and 7 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. There are ...

This really is the tallest torii in Japan, located in the town of Tanabe City in the mountains of wakayama. It is made of steel and is 33....