More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Twins Momochi is an unusual building located, not surprisingly, in the Momochi district of Fukuoka. The buildings looks like a single buildi...

The oldest type of Tengu had a face that was bird-like, with a beak. Over time this became a long nose, and was probably incorporating eleme...

I heard the calls of the monkeys in the forest outside my house so I watched out the window for a minute or two until I saw an adult jump do...

Uzui is a tiny village up in the mountains near to the border with Hiroshima Prefecture. If there is more than 100 people in the village I w...

Asuka Nimasu Shrine in Asuka, the ancient capital of early Japan is a very old shrine and is one of the possible sources of the name of Asuk...

I found this little guy recently stretched out on the road. It wasnt squished and I couldnt see any injury, so maybe he died of a heart atta...

Korakuen is ranked among the Top Three Gardens in all of Japan. It is located in central Okayama City, close to Okayama castle, which is vis...

Yanai Goldfish Lantern Festival When I first saw these drain covers in Yanai, a small town on the south coast of Yamaguchi Prefecture, I w...