More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  When it was constructed, in 1989, the 3-storey pagoda at Saikyoji Temle on Hirado was probably the biggest 3-storey pagoda in Jaan, althou...

  Onsenji is the guardian temple of Kinosaki Onsen in Toyooka, Hyogo, and is located halfway up Daishiyama Mountain overlooking the hot spri...

  Kozanji is a popular temple complex with large cemetery and grounds in Tanabe, Wakayama. It is said to have been founded by Kobo Daishi, t...

  Koya Tem ple near Takeo Onsen in Saga, is said to be named after Koyasan, the base of Shingon Buddhism, as the area is similar in a p pear...

  Tashima is a small farming hamlet  north of the river in the Chikugo River Plain. I passed through and stopped in at the local shrine whil...

Kumadaniji Temple 熊谷寺 The Tahoto, two-storied pagoda, at Kumadaniji Temple. Built in 1701, it is an Important Cultural property of Tokushima...