More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

The 13th and final day of my walk along the Izumo 33 Kannon pilgrimage was quite a short one, from Nogi just south of Matsue to Tamatsuk...

Located right next to Manganji on the shore of Lake Shinji, the shrine is quite unusual in that it does not have a torii. It was in all ...

Heiwa Odori, "Peace Street" is the main road that runs up to the Hiroshima Peace Park and is lined with a lot of hi-rise bui...

Dainichi-ji is now a Shingon temple. It was founded in the 8th Century by Gyoki who also carved the honzon of Dainichi Nyorai, the Great...

Iwaya-ji, the 45th temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, is located among cliffs and rock formations in the mountains of Ehime and the nam...

Last week while across the river heading to pick up some firewood I was surprised to see some villagers from the little hamlet in a proc...

About 6 years ago I was walking along the coast down near Masuda and while passing through the fishing village of Tsuda spied this won...

This is the second post on the many statues found in the grounds of Kobo-ji temple in Hagi. This first one looks distinctly bored. ...

Located on the north shore of Lake Shinji. the grounds in front of the main hall of Manganji seem unusual to me. It is a Shingon temp...

The editors of the new e-book Deep Kyoto Walks subscribe to one of my basic tenets, ie that the best way to learn about somewhere is...