More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

I have posted before about the wonderful straw effigies of the land kami Kojin. Not far from the Adakaya Shrine effigies there is another b...

I must admit I do like the architecture of Canal City in Fukuoka. It is easy to see the influence of the canyon country of the Colorado Plat...

The 4th shrine I visited on my walk around Matsue was yet another Inari Shrine, knowns as the Children's Inari. It is well known mainly ...

Hoki Church is situated on the hillside of Hoki village with great views looking out over the coastline and islands. It is interesting archi...

Kakaji town is a collection of fishing villages on the north coast of the Kunisaki Peninsular in northern Kyushu. We stayed in one of the vi...

Nagi is a small town in northern Okayama with a population of around 6,000 people, yet is home to a large Museum of Contemporary Art. When w...

There is nothing particularly Japanese about spiral staircases, but they do make nice photos!! The first 2 photos are from the Sakamoto Ryom...

The tjhird shrine I visited on my little walk around the neighborhoods east and north of Matsue castle was yet another Inari Shrine. It was ...

I post a lot on shrines, temples, and churches, but far more important to many contemporary Japanese are Cathedrals to Consumption! Canal Ci...

Matsue has a lot of Inari shrines. This one is in the grounds of the Fumon-in temple about 500 meters from the castle in Matsue. Though stil...