More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Takehara is a small city on the coast of Hiroshima about halfway between the major stations of Hiroshima City and Fukuyama, whose old town...

  Founded originally at the end of the 12th Century as a branch of Usa Hachimangu to be a tutelary shrine for the Goto family, powerful reta...

Fujii Shuzo Sake Brewery Takehara At the northern end of the historic district of Takehara in Hiroshima is the former sake brewery of Fujii...

Takehara City Museum of History & Folklore The Takehara City Museum of History & Folklore is located in a two-storey, pale blue, wes...

  This is the latest in a series of posts on traditional Japanese architecture where I look at proportion, ratio, and composition in two dim...

  The Fumeikaku hall is one of the landmarks of the historical town of Takehara on the coast of Hiroshima. It's part of Saijoji Temple, ...

Kasai Residence & Garden Takehara, on the coast of Hiroshima, is one of those towns with a well-preserved section of the old town that h...