More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Got the chance to see a little Iwami kagura when we were at the Shunki Taisa down in Tsuwano a few weeks ago. A group from Masuda were perfo...

Manhole Fruit Found this one outside of Yanai in Yamaguchi Prefecture . Not sure which fruit it is other than a citrus. Mito Town down in...

Infini garden is a 16 storey block of flats, or if you prefer american, apartment block, with 389 units. In Japanese its called a Manshon, d...

The Kunisaki Peninsular in northern Kyushu was home to an unusual branch of Shugendo based on a mix of Tendai Buddhism with "shinto...

The first shrine building to be built here was probably built around the latter part of the seventh Century. For a brief period the “ empero...

Hiyoshi Taisha, also known as the Hie shrines, lie at the foot of eastern slopes of Mount Hie, in Sakamoto , Shiga Prefecture. It is a large...

here are photos from the second half of my walk around Yuushien, the graden located on daikon Island. It has a large karesansui, the dry gar...

Here are some more photos of the Tauebayashi festival down in Kawahira last weekend. Someone asked if in the olden days the saotome, plantin...

The Inter Media Station building in Tenjin, Fukuoka, is not much to look at from the outside. But inside is another matter!!!!! Basically it...