More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  After a short walk along the Ginzan Kaido from its start, I take a diversion into the main part of the hot spring town of Yunotsu. Dominat...

  Nankobo is located in downtown Imabari, and the first noticeable thing is that instead of Nio guardians, the main gate houses the 4 Shiten...

  Like most of the temples on major pilgrimages, Taisanji, temple 52 on the Shikoku pilgrimage has plenty of art adorning the buildings and ...

  Onsenji is the guardian temple of Kinosaki Onsen in Toyooka, Hyogo, and is located halfway up Daishiyama Mountain overlooking the hot spri...

  Continuing north along Teramachi from Daikoji Temple , the next big temple is Daionji. It was founded in 1614 and belongs to the Jodo, or ...