More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  The Yasaka Shrine in Namba, Osaka, has become well known for its distinctive kaguraden shaped like a Komainu's head. Though there are ...

  Not far from Shotokuji temple and Jorinji Temple is a Kasuga Shrine with great views over Sufu and the mouth of the Sufu River. There app...

  Coming into Misumi after passing the huge power station at Okami, I stopped in at Reikoji Temple. It is quite a bit more substantial than ...

  December 2nd, 2011, and day 21 of my walk around Shikoku on the Ohenro Pilgrimage begins under a cloudy sky, though the rain of yesterday ...