More Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan

Rokusho Shrine Not far from Kamosu Shrine is Rokusho Shrine, one of the 6 Shrines of Ou and the main shrine of the Provincial Government Off...

Karube Shrine Karube Shrine near Soja in Okayama is known locally as Oppai Jinja, with oppai being a Japanese slang word, used largely by ch...

  Hofukuji Temple is an historic Zen temple in Soja, Okayama. It is most well known as being the temple where Sesshu trained as a child. Ses...

Part of the fascination for me in visiting shrines around Japan is to discover the differences and varieties. Architecture, layout, styles o...