More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

There is a lot to see at Nanzoin Temple. A friend once described it, critically, as like a Buddhist "theme park", but I thin...

The shrine is tucked away a little to the west of Shimogamo Shrine, though it was originally located on the bank of the Kamo River nearby. T...

There is a collection of phallic stones at the Asuka Nimasu Shrine that I would guess have been collected from the surrounding area. A few o...

Rock and stone plays a major part in ancient Japanese mythology, so it's not surprising to find them marked as sacred with a shimenawa. ...