More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Shofukuji is the 4th of the Chinese temples built in Nagasaki during the Edo Period. Like  nearby Fukusaiji Temple, it is not located in T...

  Cracked Ice is the name given to this style of wooden lattice which was very populr in China in the 17th century. Irregular, and as seen h...

  Kofukuji was the first of the four"Chinese" temples built in Nagasaki. The Sanmon, main gate, is the largest temple gate in Naga...

  The main gate to Sofukuji Temple in Nagasaki must be one of the most photographed sites in the city. Ryugumon means Dragon Palace Gate. Th...

  I have to admit that I thought that Fumyoji was an abandoned temple when I passed by the entrance. It was mid-winter so all the trees and ...

On the fortieth day of my walk around Kyushu I woke at first light and brushed the thick coating of frost off my bag and quickly headed ...