More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Kawamoto is the next town up the Gonokawa River from my village. Halfway up the steep hillside across the river from downtown Kawamoto is ...

Disappeared Japan Rural Temple Haikyo Nine years ago while approaching Iwami Ginzan while walking the Iwami Kannon pilgrimage I explored t...

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...

After spending the night near Kirishima Jingu I headed south on my 28th day along the Kyushu Pilgrimage. Pretty much all downhill, my fa...

Actually this isn't the poison gas factory itself, but rather the power plant that powered the poison gas production facility. Most of...

Halfway up the side of a mountain, miles from anywhere, literally clinging to the side of the mountain. we came upon an a small abandoned Lo...

Since Gunkanjima re-opened to visitors last year the tours have proved to be very popular. I was lucky to get the very last seat. The part ...

Gunkanjima (Battleship island) is the nickname of Hashima, a very small uninhabited island about 15k from Nagasaki. Why that is its nicknam...