More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Ogori Hiyoshi Jinja Monkeys are the messengers of Hiyoshi shrines, so its not surprising that at the Ogori Hiyoshi Shrine in Ogori, Fukuoka,...

From Temple 23, Yakuoji, to temple 24, Hotsumisakiji, on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage it is more than 80k, and is they first of the ...

The noise of my neighbours in the forest behind my house yesterday has prompted me to post some photos of some of them. earlier posts ha...

I am intrigued by the eclectic collections of figures left at various kinds of "folk" altars around Japan. So here ar...

The popular form of Koshin worship is now associated with the famous three monkeys and also with Sarutahiko. Statues of monkeys are th...

Koshinsha is a site dedicated to the Koshin faith. Origiunally Chinese Taoist in essence it was introduced into japan from Korea in th...

It had been a very, very mild winter so far. I'd already bought seed potatoes for planting. Then winter came. We get a fair amount...

The 26th temple of the pilgrimage is located on a hillside northeast of Matsue Castle, and is known for its views over the rooftops tow...

Walking down Route 55 along the SE coast of Shikoku early one morning I disturbed a troop of monkeys in the trees along the roadside. I gues...

They're back!!! We hadn't seen hide nor hair of the monkeys for about three months, then last week I was sitting at my computer an...

I heard the calls of the monkeys in the forest outside my house so I watched out the window for a minute or two until I saw an adult jump do...