More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  The small, castle town of Kitsuki in Oita is home to a preservation district of former samura homes from the Edo Period, several of which ...

  Takehara is a small port on the coast of Hiroshima that grew wealthy in the Edo Period with the production of salt. It has a well preserve...

Karashima Just offshore from the harbour entrance at Takuno near Niima in Shimane is a small group of islets, the largest being called Karas...

  When you finally reach the entrance to Konomineji Temple, the 27th on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, the steps fork, left to the main gate of the...

  I reached Umi Shrine not too long after leaving Yama Shrine. There was no information board at the shrine and I have been unable to find ...

Itohara Memorial Museum The Itohara were a family of high-ranking samurai in the service of the Matsue Domain during the Edo Period. Their b...

  Not far from the previous temple, number 41 Ryukoji , Butsumokuji is also not so large. It has an impressive Niomon and a nice pair of Nio...

  Sakura-yu is a public hot spring in the town of Yamaga, a little north of Kumamoto City. It was originally built as a teahouse for the loc...