More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Christmas Eve, 2011, and just after 7am the sun announces its impending arrival. It's the 23rd day of my walk along the Shikoku Pilgri...

  I spent the night in the tsuyado, the free room offered by some temples for walking pilgrims, at temple number 35 Kiyotakiji, so was up b...

  Popular shrines will often have large numbers of objects left or donated by worshippers who either are praying for something, or giving th...