More Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan

This post has nothing to do with Japan. Except perhaps that Bangkoks Suvarnabhumi Airport is a hub for cheap flights from Japan to Europe. C...

This the draincover for Akasaki in Tottori. In one of the recent civic mergers it is now a part of Kotoura Town. It was once a thriving port...

Today was Tondo Matsuri. In different regions of Japan they call it by other names, but in essence it is a fire festival held around the sec...

Honmyozan is a 412 meter high mountain behind Arifukuonsen. On top of the mountain is the Konpira Shrine. This is the shrine featured in my ...

or, everything you ever wanted to know about Shimane (but were afraid to ask) I live in Shimane Prefecture. It's not a well known place,...

When I went inside Aquas Aquarium I didn't actually spend a lot of time looking at the fish! I wandered around looking at the light and ...

Best wishes to you all for this New Year ! I'm not going anywhere today!... gonna stay next to the woodstove!

My first experience of New Year in Japan was in Kyoto. We decided to visit the nearby Shimogamo Shrine a little after midnight for hatsumode...

Priests at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine perform Susuharae. Susuharae, or susuharai, refers to the year-end housecleaning that all "good...

Setogashima is a tiny island in the harbor of Hamada. The Itsukushima shrine is the only shrine on the island. The three sisters enshrined h...