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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Juraku-ji Revisited

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Jurakuji Juraku-ji is temple number 7  on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. I visited when I walked that pilgrimage but this time I am walki...
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Monday, August 9, 2021

Kubota Residence Gardens

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Hagi in Yamaguchi is a former castle town that is home to a lot of historical and traditional architecture including several Preservation Di...
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Saturday, August 7, 2021

Arikoyama Inari Shrine

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The shrine was established to protect the castle built by the Yamana Clan on top of the mountain at the end of the 16th century. A few years...
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Thursday, August 5, 2021

Imaura Harbor

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  Continuing with the  second day of my in-depth exploration of the Sea of Japan coastline,I left the bounds of Gotsu and entered the realm ...
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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Kannon at Myo-On-Ji Temple

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Myoonji Myo-On-ji is temple number 15 on the Sasaguri Pilgrimage in Fukuoka. If you follow the suggested route it is the 11th temple you vis...
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Saturday, July 31, 2021

Kongoji Temple 58 on the Kyushu Pilgrimage

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  My last stop on day49 of my first walk around Kyushu was Kongoji. temple number 58 on the Kyushu Pilgriage, which I have recently read cla...
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Dragons and Fudo at Ariake naritasan Taishoji

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  There wasn't a lot of statuary, nor greenery, at Taishoji, but I ws taken by the double dragons at the temizuya. Fudo Myo is the hinzo...
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Monday, July 26, 2021

Ariake Naritasan Taishoji Temple 101 Kyushu Pilgrimage

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  As I approached the 101st temple of the Kyushu pilgrimage I was not sure I was at the right place as it really didn(t look like a temple a...
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Friday, July 23, 2021

Greenland Amusement Park

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  For several hours while heading for the next temple on the pilgrimage, I seemed to be heading directly for some kind of multi-colored towe...
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Nobara Hachimangu

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  The Hachiman shrine in Nobara near Arao in Kumamoto is a fairly typical local shrine, though the entrnce gate is larger than most. The ban...
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