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Saturday, May 30, 2015

Dejima Shrine

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Located right next to Manganji on the shore of Lake Shinji, the shrine is quite unusual in that it does not have a torii. It was in all ...
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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Hiroshima Highrise

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Heiwa Odori, "Peace Street" is the main road that runs up to the Hiroshima Peace Park and is lined with a lot of hi-rise bui...
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Thursday, May 21, 2015

Shikoku Pilgrimage Temple 28 Dainichi-ji

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Dainichi-ji is now a Shingon temple. It was founded in the 8th Century by Gyoki who also carved the honzon of Dainichi Nyorai, the Great...
Saturday, May 16, 2015

Fudo Myo-O of Shikoku part 8

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Iwaya-ji, the 45th temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, is located among cliffs and rock formations in the mountains of Ehime and the nam...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015

Pacifying the River Gods

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Last week while across the river heading to pick up some firewood I was surprised to see some villagers from the little hamlet in a proc...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015

More Statues at Kobo-ji Temple in Hagi

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This is the second post on the many statues found in the grounds of Kobo-ji temple in Hagi. This first one looks distinctly bored. ...
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Monday, May 4, 2015

Izumo 33 Kannon Temple 31 Manganji

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Located on the north shore of Lake Shinji. the grounds in front of the main hall of Manganji seem unusual to me. It is a Shingon temp...
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Sunday, May 3, 2015

Deep Kyoto Walks

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The editors of the new e-book Deep Kyoto Walks subscribe to one of my basic tenets, ie that the best way to learn about somewhere is...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Hinase Hachimangu

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Hinase, the small port town on the coast of Okayama near to the border with Hyogo, is where I began my walk along the Chugoku 33 Kanno...
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Monday, April 27, 2015

Well of Beauty

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Just below Kongo-ji, the thirtieth temple on the Izumo Kannon Pilgrimage, is a pond-well known as the Well of Beauty. The story dates ba...
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