More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

The Kasuga Shrine in Hagi is located on the southern edge of the old samurai district and is one of the approximately 3000  branches o...

Nakatsu Castle is the main feature of the design on Nakatsu Citys draincover in Oita, Kyushu. Considered on of the 3 great &quo...

When it opened in 1994 this was the biggest planetariun in the world. With a diameter of 30 meters this 300-seat planetarium ca...

Statues of cranes are in the Nio gate and at other spots around the temple as cranes feature in the founding legend of the temple and ...

Inome has a wonderful little sheltered cove and beach. Off to the left is a cave that is one of the entrances to Yomi, the Underworld, b...

More photos of Fudo Myo I encountered while walking around Shikoku on the 88 temple Pilgrimage. This one was by the roadside along the ...

I am reluctant to call myself a photographer. Of course in the simplest sense a photographer is someone who takes photos, so  obviousl...

The next day after Shujo Onie we set out to explore off the beaten track in the area south of Usa and Nakatsu. As usual with such expl...

Shujo Onie Fire Festival February 10th was the Lunar New Year and on the 16th the Shujo Onie Festival was held to mark the occasion. It w...

The grounds of Usa Hachimangu are like a large open park, but it wasnt always that way. Until 1868 the grounds were packed with dozens...