More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Shotokuji Temple in Sufu, lies at the foot of a hill that was covered by a largish castle and was the family temple of the lords of the ca...

  I spent the night at a minshuku at the base of Mount Unpenji. Overnight, there had been a heavy snowfall.  I set off at first light, befor...

  Seemingly floating in Esaki Bay, Saidoji Temple has a distinctive hexagonal hall. The origin dates back to the early part of the 15th Cent...

  This temple in the mountains north of downtown Kobe was a real revelation. The sign at the entrance to Tamonji Temple told me about someth...