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...

  Shunki Taisai translates to "Great Spring Festival," although, as far as I can tell, it is not a very common event. In May 2011 ...

Oki Islands Kagura I'm a big fan of kagura, the traditional performing art of japan that is the least well-known. In my area, Iwami in ...

Saga Shrine & Matsubara Shrine With lines of people waiting for their first shrine visit of the year, hatsumode, 5 full days already int...