More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Imimiya Shrine in Chofu is quite a large shrine with roots in the mythic past. According to the myth-legend, Emperor Chuai and his consort...

  Up before the sun on the longest day of the year, I left my beach  campsite and started up towards Taisha. Looking back up the beach towar...

  With a beautifully restored thatched Nio gate, Hannya-ji Temple is located on a mountaintop between Yanai and Hirao in Yamaguchi. When I a...