More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Climbing out of the Fukuoka Plain on a small road that leads over to the next pilgrimage temple I spied a torii and went to investigate ...

Like so many of the temples on this pilgrimage, Rengeji has great views over the inner Izumo area. The Kannon sculpture that is the h...

The gate to Tokoji in Hagi has a somewhat Chinese feel because it is an Obaku Zen Temple founded in 1691. Obaku was a new sect of Zen ...

Ayo Shrine is a small village shrine at the base of the mountain on which is located Rengeji, the 14th temple on the Izumo 33 Kannon Pil...

The annual cherry blossom viewing season is now over for most of Japan, but the cherry blossom can be seen year round by looking down...

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Park was completed in 1955 following a competition to find a design in 1949. It was designed b...

The sixth day of my walk along the Izumo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage route was as glorious as the previous few days. Like the last 2 days my ro...

Temple 24, Hotsumisaki-ji, is the first of the pilgrimage temples in Kochi and is located at the tip of Cape Muroto. It is one of...

I am afraid I know absolutely nothing about this shrine. It is a mystery. usually shrines have their name in a carved nameplate on the t...

The second post on the diverse styles of komainu I encountered in Shikoku while walking the pilgrimage. The first post is here.   With...