More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Mount Taima, 599 meters above sea level, is the highest mountain on the coast between Hamada and Misumi in Shimane. About halfway up the n...

  The Kotohira Shrine on the hillside overlooking the southern part of Tokushima City was relocated to this spot in 1616 by Hachisuka Iemasa...

A more than 15 meters tall torii marks the beginning of the 800 meter long approach road to Oasahiko Shrine. The road itself is lined with ...

Teono Shrine is situated atop a small hill, Honozan, between Izumo taisha and Inasa Beach. The 2 kami enshrined here are Taokihooi, a god of...