More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Kawakudari is a small settlement on the Gonokawa River between Imbara and Kawamoto. I arrived here  towards the end of my 7th day walking ...

  Mishima Shrine is located in Takaokacho, Tosa, at the base of the hill on which Ohenro temple 35, Kiyotakiji is found. It shares space w...

  Kumanohara Shrine is a small, but ancient shrine in what is now the Teramachi district of Karatsu in Saga. According to the shrine legend ...

  For many pilgrims, I believe the main priority is to get from temple to temple. The temples are the focus. For me, however, the temples we...

  This Oyamazumi Shrine is located in Seechibaru Town in the high country north of Sasebo, and is one of several Oyamazumi shrines in the re...

  When you finally reach the entrance to Konomineji Temple, the 27th on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, the steps fork, left to the main gate of the...