More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Tozenji Temple, number 74 on the Shingon Kyushu pilgrimage, is in Nakazatacho, a rural community north of Sasebo in Nagasaki. On the previ...

  It is said that the torii at Nakayama Shrine is unique. At the time of my visit i didn't notice, but now I can see it. An Ox statue us...

  Kawanobori is the last settlement along the old Nagasaki Kaido in Takeo before it comes into Ureshino. In Higashikawanobori I was surprise...

  Mid February, and the plum trees lining the approach to Uchida Tenmangu are about to burst into bloom. Tenmangu shrines often have plum tr...

Tokei Shrine Tanabe World Heritage Site Tokei Shrine is the main shrine of Tanabe, Wakayama, known as the gateway to the Kumano Kodo. In 201...

  Day 57 of my walk along the Kyushu pilgrimage was largely along the Nagasaki Kaido from saga City to Takeo Onsen. As usual, I tried to sto...