More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Yomeiji is a Soto Zen temple in the former castle town of Tsuwano in the mountains of western Shimane. It was founded in 1420 and has been...

  Sokoji was a delightful surprise for me. From the main road I spotted a splash of autumn colour among a stand of huge trees behind a tradi...

  Saihoji Temple is considered to be the oldest and the most important temple in Sasebo. It was rebuilt after being destroyed at the end of ...

  Hikasaji is a small, Soto Zen temple about one kilometer upstream from my village. I was walking day 6 of my walk along the Iwami Mandal K...

  Senganji Temple, number 9 on the Iwami Kannon pilgrimage, sits on a steep hillside overlooking the small town of Kawamoto on the Gonokawa ...