More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Kaburaiji is said to be an ancient temple founded by Shotoku Taishi. It is located near Sanda in Hyogo, at the site of his mother's bi...

  I passed through the grounds of Munakata Taisha on my way to the final temple on the Kyushu Pilgrimage. I entered through the rear entranc...

Shinsoji Temple Yokota Shinsoji Temple sits on a hillside looking over the town of Yokota on the banks of the Hi River in the Okuizumo reg...

Keishu-en Keishi-en is a fairly modern Japanese garden attached to Yoko Museum, a small gallery specializing in Chinese ceramics and art...

I arrived at Enkoji, temple 39 on the Ohenro pilgrimage, on December 26th. It had taken a couple of days to walk from the previous templ...

The carp -filled Aiba waterway runs through a quiet neighborhood in the southern section of Hagi. Originally a stream, it was c...

This is the manhole cover for Nishinoshima, one of the islands that make up the Oki Islands. I know a squid is not a fish, but its close eno...