More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Hayashi Kumano Shrine This was a completely unexpected site I visited while heading down towards the next pilgrimage temple, Rendaiji. From ...

Shirahige Jinja By lunchtime of the 40th day along the Kyushu Pilgrimage the mist had all disappeared and it was yet another glorious, late ...

After dropping down from the mountains to the river valley that would lead to my hotel for the night in Hayato City, I spied a big red...

Heading down the coast out of Miyazaki City on the 23rd day of my walk I came to Aoshima Shrine. The small island is now connected ...

Located right next to Manganji on the shore of Lake Shinji, the shrine is quite unusual in that it does not have a torii. It was in all ...