More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Hayashi Kumano Shrine This was a completely unexpected site I visited while heading down towards the next pilgrimage temple, Rendaiji. From ...

  Takano Shrine is located on the Izumo Kaido to the west of Tsuyama City on the banks of the Yoshii River. It is the Ninomiya, the second-h...

Shirahige Jinja By lunchtime of the 40th day along the Kyushu Pilgrimage the mist had all disappeared and it was yet another glorious, late ...

The shrine, or rather shrines, at Udo Jingu are inside a cave in the cliff overlooking the sea. The main kami is named Ugayafukieazu, th...

Located right next to Manganji on the shore of Lake Shinji, the shrine is quite unusual in that it does not have a torii. It was in all ...