More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  The mist has long since all burned off as I drop down into the Shimaji River valley and come into the biggest settlement since leaving Kan...

  Many of the shrines scattered around the Kunisaki Peninsula are simply called Yama Shrine,.... Mountain Shrine. This Yama Shrine is about ...

  Osake Shrine is a big, ancient shrine on the coast of Hyogo near to Ako. The main kami is the spirit of Hata no Kawakatsu, whose grave is ...

  At the edge of Kawamoto on my way out of town is a small wayside shrine. It is a Tatara Shrine, tatara being the traditional type of forge...

Fukuyama Hachimangu Fukuyama Hachimangu lies north of the castle and is somewhat unusual in that it was until fairly recently two separate s...