More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  This Sumiyoshi Shrine is close to the edge of the water in Haiki near Sasebo, Nagasaki. About 2 kilometers away, a bit inland, is another ...

Matsushima Shrine Located on a long, narrow island near the mouth of the Usuki River, Matsushima Shrine was founded in 1707. The t...

Mitarai, on Osaki Shimojima in the Inland Sea grew into a major seaport in the mid 17th Century. Initially it was a good spot for boat...

Oi Shrine is a small village shrine on the shore of the Nakaumi. It is listed in the Izumo Fudoki and therefore must be at least 1300 ye...

The shrine is located in a residential area not far north of the main train station in Matsue, and while it is an Inari shrine there are non...