More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  This Suijin Shrine, is located on the waters edge in Saigo, the main port of Dogo, the largest of the Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan off ...

  Takuhi Shrine is possibly the most famous of all the shrines on the Oki Islands, considering that during the Edo Period both Hakusai and H...

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 ...

  Uzukamikoto Shrine is located near the northern tip of Ama, one of the main islands in the Oki Islands. The main kami, Uzukamikoto, someti...

The Akiya Coast is a section of scenic coastline in the northwest of Ama Island. Some of the inlets on the island are home to what I believe...