More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Kosenji Temple in Ebino, Miyazaki has a wide range of statues on display inside and out. Flanking the large Fudo MyoO statue were a pair...

Kiyomachi Onsen Kiyomachi Onsen is a hot spring resort town and typically the accomodations are quite pricey, certainly more than I coul...

I dropped down into the Ebino Valley with its great views of the Kirishima Mountains and headed to Kiyomachi Onsen where I had a room fo...

I believe this gentleman was digging clams, but it could have been some other type of shellfish or creature. It was in the Fukushima Riv...

Around the old castle ruins in Obi is an area of former samurai residences. Closest to the castle were the highest ranking samurai, movi...

On the 25th day of my first walk around Kyushu I started out by taking a train and backtracking a ways as I wanted to visit the castle a...

Some architecture I find intriguing, some not. It is not always clear to me why. This building I found intriguing. It may be becaus...

In the mountains of Nichinan, Miyazaki, about 25 kilometers southwest of Udo Jingu , is the rather grand and elaborate shrine of Yowara...

About a 15 minute walk along a path through the woods from Udo Jingu is a small cave with Nakiri Shrine within it. It is not as imp...

The shrine, or rather shrines, at Udo Jingu are inside a cave in the cliff overlooking the sea. The main kami is named Ugayafukieazu, th...

Heading down the coast out of Miyazaki City on the 23rd day of my walk I came to Aoshima Shrine. The small island is now connected ...