More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Japanese Gardens Japanese gardens have borders and edges. In some traditional gardens the walls or fences are an integral part of the ae...

Misasa in Tottori is a famous hot spring resort in the middle of the prefecture not too far from Kurayoshi. Several bridges over th...

My posts on the round windows of Japan have been popular, so here is a selection of ones I've found recently. This first one has t...

Ube Shrine is located a little south of Tottori City and was/is the Ichinomiya, first-ranked shrine, of the former Inaba province. In th...

The main reason to visit Kannon-in, a Tendai Temple in Tottori City, is for the garden. The garden took ten years to build, begi...

The Sanmon (main gate) of Kannon-in, a Tendai sect temple in Tottori City. Built originally in 1632 it was moved to its current locati...

Ochidani Shrine is at the far end of Ochidani Park a little to the south of Tottori castle ruins in Tottori City. There is a long approach...

When Christianity was outlawed in Japan in the early 17th Century many people took their faith underground and are now known by the ...

Yamabikokan is the name of Tottori City History Museum. Its located near Ochidani Park to the south of the castle area. I didnt have...

Jinpukaku is a European-style mansion originally planned as a villa for the Ikeda family, the former Lords of Tottori. It was built in the...