More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Iwami Kannon Sunday 16th December 2012, and I begin my third day walking the Iwami Kannon Pilgrimage with Mount Sanbe silhouetted  inlan...

Towards the end of the first day of my walk along the Iwami 33 Kannon Pilgrimage I was close to the base of Mount Sanbe. It had taken ...

The second temple on the Iwami 33 Kannon pilgrimage (actually the first "extra" temple) is located on the mountainside above ...

I couldn't resist posting some more photos from my recent night on Mount Sanbe. The earlier posts are here and here ... ...

It was a cold and windy night with lots of rain, sleet, and snow, but with the coming of the sun the wind swept the clouds off the mou...

On Thursday I started walking the Iwami 33 Kannon pilgrimage. The second and third temples lie around the base of Mount Sanbe (1126m) ...

Sanbe San is the name given to the highest point in Shimane, a cluster of 7 peaks. !,126 meters above sea level, I have only climbed it one ...

This is the draincover for the town of Oda, a fairly nondescript town close to the border between Iwami and Izumo. The mountains in the back...

Driving from my place to Iwami Ginzan, which I used to do regularly a few years ago, you pass through the village of Mihara, and as one is d...

Continuing with my exploration of the aesthetic potential in Japan's favorite material,.... more steps! An Escheresque view of the steps...