More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  From the harbour at Nima , it is not far to Takuno port, with just the Nima beach, a small headland, and a small cove in-between. There a...

  Yurahime Shrine was the highest-ranked shrine in all of the Oki Islands more than  1,000 years ago. It is located onNishinoshima Island on...

Misetaireiseki Shrine & the Myth of Empress Jingu Heading south from Rikitake I come to the most substantial shrine of the day that is...

Japan Shrines About one kilometer from the previous shrine, Otoguma Tenmangu , the village shrine in Yokoguma was similar in appearance, bei...

  Funatama and Tamahime Inari are a set of small hokora shrines found along the Nakahechi route of the Kumano Kodo. They lie on the Otonashi...

Nochigashima is a tiny, rocky islet just off the Hiyoriyama Coast in northern Hyogo. It is home to a collection of structures with a distinc...

The shrine, or rather shrines, at Udo Jingu are inside a cave in the cliff overlooking the sea. The main kami is named Ugayafukieazu, th...

Part of Aoshima Shrine near Miyazaki is a small museum with tableux displaying the cycle of myths set in Hyuga, the old name for what i...