More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  According to legend, Empress Jingu stopped here to pray after coming down from Mount Raizan, so for the past hour or two I have been follo...

Across the river from where Gassan Toda castle once stood are two torii, the left goes up to Toda Hachimangu, the main shrine for the Am...

This is the third and final part of a walk I took last May up in Izumo. The previous 2 posts can be found in the links below this post. Walk...

Tucked away against the hill is the Suga Shrine in the little fishing village of Matsubara. The shrine grounds were being used as a car park...