More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Kangetsuan is a thatched Teahouse in the garden of Fumon-in Temple near Matsue Castle. In the previous post I covered the temple and garde...

  Fumon-in, a small Tendai temple near Matsue castle, has an Edo-period teahouse used by the great tea master and daimyo, Fumai, and also la...

  The Hirata Honjin Museum is located on a hillside overlooking the old town of Hirata near the shore of Lake Shinji. A honjin was a propert...