More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Nishinomiya Ebisu Shrine is certainly the most popular and well-known shrine in the city of Nishinomiya in Hyogo. Nishinomiya means "...

  Shaped like a turtle with a great aluminum head protruding out and topped with a giant statue of Kannon, Fukusaiji Temple in Nagasaki is s...

Osaka Tenmangu Osaka Tenmangu is a large, quiet, shrine in the middle of downtown Osaka that is the origin of Osak's biggest matsuri, th...

Gesshoji Temple Matsudaira Tombs Gesshoji Temple lies to the west of Matsue Castle and was used by the ruling Matsudaira clan as their funer...

Nochigashima is a tiny, rocky islet just off the Hiyoriyama Coast in northern Hyogo. It is home to a collection of structures with a distinc...

Built originally in 1628, Fukusai-Ji was the second of the temples built by Chinese in Nagasaki. After the founding of the Obaku Zen s...