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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Kyushu Pilgrimage Templ 24 Rengeji

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Rengeji, which means Lotus Temple, is number 24 on the Shingon Kyushu Pilgrimage and is located in the little coastal town of Hiji on th...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Some Art at Kanaya Tenmangu

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Kanaya Tenmangu shrine is located just outside what used to be the gate into Hagi castle and was where the the Daimyo and official trave...
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Sunday, February 19, 2017

Kyushu Pilgrimage Day 10 Kitsuki to Beppu

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For me, one of the great joys of walking these pilgrimages is not so much the temples themselves, rather the unexpected thibgs seen and ...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Keitakuen Garden

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In Tennoji Park, tucked  behind the Municipal Museum of Art is Keitakuen garden. A modern garden, built for the wealthy Sumitomo Fa...
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Saturday, February 11, 2017

Kyushu Pilgrimage Temple 23 Komyoin

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Located against a cliff below one of the samurai districts in the old castle town of Kitsuki, just south of the Kunisaki Peninsula is Ko...
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Saturday, February 4, 2017

Luminous River

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I spent some time in Tokushima last December at the start of my walk along the Shikoku Fudo Myo Pilgrimage and so had the chance to see ...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Kyushu Pilgrimage Day 9 Usa to Kitsuki

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The ninth day was rainy. Not showery, but dark and overcast and incessant. Devoid of color. and while not a downpour it rained enough an...
Saturday, January 28, 2017

A Walk Around Dogo Day 2 (morning)

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I woke before sunrise, the only person at the little campground in the scenic Jodogaura coast, and then headed north along the little co...
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Saturday, January 21, 2017

Kyushu Pilgrimage Temple 22 Dairakuji

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Dairakuji was founded in the 14 Century and is just across the road from Usa Hachimangu, to which it was connected. Usa hachimangu now a...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Sword Dance Extraordinaire

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I am a huge fan of kagura, and have seen hundreds and hundreds of dances over the years, most, but not all, Iwami kagura from my local a...
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