More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Mudo-ji Temple The Fudo Myo statue at Mudoji Temple on the Western slope of the Kunisaki peninsula is calmer and much less fierce than most,...

Igatake Shrine Igatake Shrine is a fairly large shrine in the middle of Yokota, on the banks of the Hi River in the mountains of Okuizumo. I...

Awaji World Peace Kannon This is the first of an occasional series of posts I plan on things I've seen that have now disappeared. Havin...

Saturday, January 4th 2014 It's still dark when I leave my hotel and walk to Kurume Station. I take a train north across the river towa...

Fudoin Temple Located in the built-up area of Tashiro, close to the old Nagasaki Highway, Fudoin is another of the modern temples on the Kyu...

Tashiro Yasaka Shrine After leaving Ogori Hiyoshi Shrine I continued west along the old Nagasaki kaido and soon crossed over into Saga pref...

Ogori Susano Shrine After Misetaireiseki Shrine I continued south into the more built-up area of central Ogori and after turning west came ...

Misetaireiseki Shrine & the Myth of Empress Jingu Heading south from Rikitake I come to the most substantial shrine of the day that is...