More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

A more than 15 meters tall torii marks the beginning of the 800 meter long approach road to Oasahiko Shrine. The road itself is lined with ...

Well, this is something you probably thought you would never see on this blog, and it is something that surprises me too. Cosplay! Last week...

Tojo Town is a small town in the mountains of NE Hiroshima Prefecture. Its draincover depicts maple leaves and the Taishaku River flowi...

This is one of the more bizarre buildings I have come across in rural japan, its the Kamo Culture Hall in the small town of Kamo, now part o...

Konsenji Temple 3 Shikoku Pilgrimage The third temple on the pilgrimage route, only a few kilometers from the second, is in Itano Town and ...

For various reasons I only managed to get to one matsuri this Autumn, so I thought I would post on each dance in a little more detail. The s...

Just got back from a few days up on Hibayama, straddling the border between Shimane and Hiroshima. I started out at about 750 meters from Ku...

Late October is still a little early for the display of fall colors, the hillsides around my village are just beginning to show a little col...

The Tendai mountain temple near Tottori City, Manidera, has a wonderful Niomon and pair of Nio.   Anyone who follows this blog knows I ha...