More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Continuing with some photos of masks I found in shrines while walking along the Iwami coast this past spring. In a small shrine in a r...

A good half of the public onsen in Tamatsukuri is a wedge-shaped concrete structure that in reality serves no purpose at all. But it ...

While walking along the Shimane coast in the spring I stopped in at as many shrines as I could. One of the things I seek out at shrine...

Tamatsukuri Onsen is among the oldest in recorded history in Japan. Located on the Tamayu River near Lake Shinji it has numerous ryokan ...

As the ninth day of my walk along the Shikoku Pilgrimage was drawing to an end it was time to seek out a place to spend the night. ...

Now that several months have passed since the cherry blossom viewing season its time for me to post on the subject. I am not a huge f...

High on Mount Wakasugiyama near Sasaguri in Fukuoka is Myooin. According to the legend it was under the waterfall here that Kuk...

The penultimate temple of the Izumo 33 pilgrimage is located just south of downtown Matsue in the township of Nogi. It is said that the ...

Pachinko parlors are ubiquitous in Japan. Garish, noisy, usually with lots of flashing lights they can be found everywhere, Thei...

One of the common manhole cover designs in Ube City on the south coast of Yamaguchi depicts Katta-kun, a Great White Pelican born in a...