More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Kawara are ceramic rooftiles originally brought in from Korea to roof the first Buddhist temple in Japan in Asuka. Initially produced by imm...

Nagi is a very small town in the mountains of Okayama Prefecture that is home to a very unusual Museum Of Contemporary Art.   The museum ...

Shimogamo Shrine is a major shrine complex in Kyoto and a UNESCO World heritage site. The proper name is Kamomioya Shrine, and Shimogamo me...

Got the chance to see a little Iwami kagura when we were at the Shunki Taisa down in Tsuwano a few weeks ago. A group from Masuda were perfo...

Manhole Fruit Found this one outside of Yanai in Yamaguchi Prefecture . Not sure which fruit it is other than a citrus. Mito Town down in...

Infini garden is a 16 storey block of flats, or if you prefer american, apartment block, with 389 units. In Japanese its called a Manshon, d...

The second day of my vacation was a long one spent mostly in airports and on planes. It was made longer by the fact that BA aircrew wouldnt ...

The Kunisaki Peninsular in northern Kyushu was home to an unusual branch of Shugendo based on a mix of Tendai Buddhism with "shinto&quo...

The first shrine building to be built here was probably built around the latter part of the seventh Century. For a brief period the “ empero...

Garden This is my main garden, about 100 meters from the house. We pay 1,000yen a month for it including a parking space. It was construc...