More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  The next pilgrimage temple on the Kinki Fudo Myoo Pilgrimage is in Sanda, a small city in the mountains of Hyogo, not too far from Kobe an...

  Rakan,  sometimes called arhats, are said to be the disciples of the historical Buddha. Statues of them are known for being quite expressi...

  This temple in the mountains north of downtown Kobe was a real revelation. The sign at the entrance to Tamonji Temple told me about someth...