More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  After leaving Kushiro, the old San-in Do is a narrow, single-lane road that runs near the rail line and  comes into the back of Hashi comp...

  The Iwami Kokubinji and Kokubunniji (nunnery) were located on the high ground just up the coast from Shimoko. Neither still exist, but the...

  After visiting Ankokuji Temple, I stopped in at the Hachimangu shrine in Kamiko. It was established by the new governor of Iwami, Fujiwara...