More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Seemingly floating in Esaki Bay, Saidoji Temple has a distinctive hexagonal hall. The origin dates back to the early part of the 15th Cent...

  Susa Bay and Esaki Bay are two inlets either side of Mount Takayama that protrudes out into the Japan Sea. There are no roads or trails th...

  After leaving Utago I pass by the relatively famous Sogogawa Bridge. Built in 1932 it is 189 meters long with a slight curve, and carries ...

 This small shrine goes overboard with marine-safety gods, has the most strangely looking Fudo Myoo, and proves that angry ghosts can be hor...