More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  This Kumano Shrine is located on an 80 meter high hill on the south side of the river mouth that was home to Imazu Port, a port linked wit...

  Shisho Shrine is located on the waters edge on the protected side of a headland in Imazu Bay. The komainu, lanterns etc all seem to be of ...

  Koraiji is a village on the edge of the Itoshima Plain at the base of Mount Takaso. Oimatsu Shrine was ranked as a village shrine in Meiji...

  Floating Torii are the torii gates placed in water marking the approach to a shrine from the water. They are found in lakes and the sea an...

  Located right in the middle of the Itoshima Plain, Sazareishi Shrine is surrounded by large Yayoi settlements and important tombs dating b...

  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...

  Popular shrines will often have large numbers of objects left or donated by worshippers who either are praying for something, or giving th...