More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Kakinomoto Hitomaro is the greatest of the ancient poets and is worshipped as the kami of poetry. He was a low-ranked bureaucrat from Yama...

  Matsubara is the small settlement below Hamada Castle on the mouth of the Hamada River. The shrine right below the castle and immediately ...

  The Itsukushima Shrine in Koshigahama near Hagi is situated on the banks of Myojin Pond. The pond is tidal but also contains freshwater, s...

  Considered one of the Three Great Views of Japan, Itsuhushima Shrine on Miyajima in Hiroshima is an iconic image of Japan. A World Heritag...