More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Chiburijima is the smallest of the four inhabited islands that make up the Oki Islands of the coast of Shimane. With only 600 residents ...

Kosenji Temple in Ebino, Miyazaki has a wide range of statues on display inside and out. Flanking the large Fudo MyoO statue were a pair...

The noise of my neighbours in the forest behind my house yesterday has prompted me to post some photos of some of them. earlier posts ha...

For a couple of months I have been enjoying the daily visit to my backyard by the local badger . A couple of weeks ago there was an ...

I found this eclectic tableau at the entrance to Suisei-en on the yamanobenomichi. The figure on the far left is Hotei, one of Japan's 7...

One aspect of Japanese culture that I find often overbearing is the kawaii culture. usually translated into english as "cute", it ...