More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  After leaving Kawanoto, heading upstream the river does an s-bend. Not far out of town and the Higashi Ohashi Bridge comes into view. It c...

  At the edge of Kawamoto on my way out of town is a small wayside shrine. It is a Tatara Shrine, tatara being the traditional type of forge...

  Kawamoto is the biggest town on the Gonokawa River since leaving Gotsu ate the mouth of the river about 35 kilometers downstream. The rive...

  Senganji Temple, number 9 on the Iwami Kannon pilgrimage, sits on a steep hillside overlooking the small town of Kawamoto on the Gonokawa ...

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