Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Kyushu Pilgrimage temple 17 Amida-In

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Located on a hillside along a narrow lane in the hills south of Kokura, Amida-In was a bit of a surprise. It was relocated here fro...
Thursday, June 23, 2016

The Pagoda at Yakuoji

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Yakuoji, located in Hiwasa in southern Tokushima,  is temple number 23 on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. It is a Shingon temple and has a ...
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Monday, June 20, 2016

Takami Shrine

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Takami Jinja Came upon this rather imposing looking shrine while walking from Yahata to Kokura. Apparently when the fledling Japanese st...
Sunday, May 29, 2016

Early Summer Kagura

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Headed up to Kaze no Kuni, our local hot spring resort in the mountains nearby for a free kagura festival. Its a great venue for...
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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Tauebayashi 2016

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Tauebayashi It was great weather last weekend so I took advantage and went and visited the local Tauebayashi, rice planting festival. It...
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Monday, May 23, 2016

Tengu Dakiniten Fudo Myo

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Last weekend I was visiting the priest at Takuhi Shrine on Nishinoshima in the Oki Islands. I was intrigued by the print of Fudo Myo han...
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Saturday, May 21, 2016

The Garden at Kikuya Residence Hagi

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The Kikuya Residence is a large complex of buildings from the Edo Period belonging to the Kikuya Family in the old castle town of Hagi, ...
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Thursday, May 19, 2016

A Walk Around Kyushu Day 5

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Following a miserable and rainy fourth day, day 5 was back to glorious weather. I didn't have too far to walk today, just from Yahat...
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Monday, May 9, 2016

Manhole Bridges

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Misasa in Tottori is a famous hot spring resort in the middle of the prefecture not too far from Kurayoshi. Several bridges over th...
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Saturday, May 7, 2016

Kyushu Pilgrimage Temple 16 Zenkakuji

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A very small temple in an urban neighborhood just north of Nogata, temple 16 of the Kyushu pilgrimage seems to have only been founded l...