More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Day 9 of my walk along the Iwami Kannon Pilgrimage, and I am walking through some remote mountain country I had no been to before. It'...

  All decked out for matsuri, The Takakura Arahito Shrine seems to be the main shrine of Oi on the Yamaguchi coast near Hagi. Just before re...

  Shunki Taisai translates to "Great Spring Festival," although, as far as I can tell, it is not a very common event. In May 2011 ...