More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Kiyomizu Located a little to the west of Shitennoji Temple in an ancient part of Osaka with many interesting shrines and temples, it is the...

Shirahige Jinja By lunchtime of the 40th day along the Kyushu Pilgrimage the mist had all disappeared and it was yet another glorious, late ...

Chiburijima is the smallest of the four inhabited islands that make up the Oki Islands of the coast of Shimane. With only 600 residents ...

After visiting Shinguuzenji Temple I headed east up the valley towards  the next  pilgrimage temple. The mist and fog was still th...

Hongu is kind of the central site of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes and shrines. I arrived there late on the second day of my walk al...

On the fortieth day of my walk around Kyushu I woke at first light and brushed the thick coating of frost off my bag and quickly headed ...

After visiting Kannon-ji, temple 3 of the Shodoshima Pilgrimage located in Sakate Town I headed up the mountainside towards the Okunoin...

After leaving Kosenji Temple I face a dilemma in choosing my route. The next temple is almost directly north of where I am, but that i...

On th third day of my walk along the Chugoku Kannon Pilgrimage I headed north from downtown Okayama City andf soon arrived at themple nu...

Kosenji Temple in Ebino, Miyazaki has a wide range of statues on display inside and out. Flanking the large Fudo MyoO statue were a pair...