More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  I came down Mount Kurokami along a walking trail and as it got closer to the base passed though an old, Hizen-style torii, indicating this...

  Yasaka Shrine in Arita is almost certainly much older than the most popular shrine in the town, Tozan Shrine. According to the shrine'...

  The steps up to Wakaura Tenmangu Shrine are steep and rough, but not as long as the stairs up to the neighboring Kishu Toshogu Shrine. Wa...

  It is said that the torii at Nakayama Shrine is unique. At the time of my visit i didn't notice, but now I can see it. An Ox statue us...

  Nomiyama Kannonji is one of the biggest and also one of the highest of the 88 temples on the Sasaguri pilgrimage in Fukuoka. The temples...