More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Tachikue Gorge in the mountains south of Izumo City is a scenic spot with cliffs and strange rock formations. Just the kind of plac...

Tachikue Gorge on the Kando River just south of Izumo City is a great place to spend a quiet couple of hours. The area is a designated sceni...

Reiko-Ji is the only remaining temple building in Tachikue Gorge. When the area was a stronghold of Shugendo there were many more. The large...

Conforming to the group, and not standing out from the crowd, are attributes much cherished in Japan. And so it is also for the statues. The...

The last time I visited Tachikue Gorge I was really lucky to get some quite magical light. As well as along the cliff, some of the 1,500 sta...

Buddhist statues wearing red hats and bibs can be found all over Japan. In wayside shrines and altars there will be alone or in small groups...