More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Hitotsumatsu Residence in Kitsuki Sadayoshi Hitotsumatsu was a Ja panese politician who served as a cabinet minister in several of the firs...

Myo-o-ji Temple 95 Alsoknown as Tansofudosonmyoo Temple, Myo-o-ji is number 95 on the Kyushu ilgrimage and the reason I was in Hita on the 5...

Sumiyoshi Shrine Hakata Sumiyoshi Shrine in Hakata is a large, historic shrine near the river that in ancient times was much closer to the m...

Kasai Residence & Garden Takehara, on the coast of Hiroshima, is one of those towns with a well-preserved section of the old town that h...

Hita A series of photos taken in the historical preservation district in Hita, Oita, that focus on two-dimensional composition. Similar to...

Sumiyoshi Inari Shrine As well as the Mikka Ebisu Shrine, the grounds of Sumiyoshi Shrine in Hakata also contains an Inari Shrine. It has a...

Kokubunji Byakuraku Shrine Coming into Niima at the end of my third day walking along the Iwami Kannon Pilgrimage I stopped in at the local ...

Hita Hita is a small town in Oita, close to the border with Fukuoka, and on the Mikuma River, which runs into the Chikugo River. The old par...