More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  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...

  Early August, 2014, and I set off from my hotel and start the fifth day of my walk along the Chugoku Kannon Pilgrimage. I will walk north ...

  The former Kajimura Residence in the Joto Historic District along the Izumo Kaido in Tsuyama is now known as Joto Mukashi Machiya which ...

  Dentoteki Kenzobutsu-gun is a category of historic preservation in Japan that translates as "groups of traditional buildings" an...

Chiyo Inari Shrine Tsuyama Chiyo Inari Shrine is literally right at the base of the massive stone fortifications that made up Tsuyama Castle...

Tsuyama Castle 津山城 Tsuyama castle, in the mountains of Okayama prefecture, is not a very well-known castle, but during the Edo period it wa...