More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  The Sjirakawa River runs through downtown Kumamoto, and the main road that runs away from the railway station passes over the Shirakawa Br...

  Kumamoto Station is in the process of being redeveloped so it's not surprising that the project is incorporated into the Kumamoto Artp...

  Honzoin is a very small, urban temple in downtown Kumamoto and number 55 on the Kyushu Pilgrimage  Its honzon is a Fudo Myoo, but I did no...

  For those who don't know Japan so well, Koban is often translated as "Police Box" and they refer to  small police stations, ...

  Kongoji is a small, urban temple in downtown Kumamoto. Like all the temples on the Kyushu 88 (108) temple pilgrimage it belongs to the Shi...

Kokin Denju no Ma Teahouse Kokin Denju no Ma teahouse is an old, thatched building with fatastic views out over the large pond in Suizenji g...

Suizenji It is believed that the earliest Japanese gardens, based on Chinese gardens, were representations of mythical and legendary landsca...

  Suizenji garden is probably the most well known garden in Kumamoto and is registered as one of the top 100 scenic spots in Japan. It is a ...

  At the end of the long approach to Honmyoji Temple, visitors arrive at the Chuomon gate which, to me, looks quite Chinese in design and st...

  Honmyoji is probably the most important and most visited temple in Kumamoto City. It was built by the great warlord Kato Kiyomasa and his ...