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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Finding Koyo at Chokoji Temple

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  After visiting Kannabiji, we decided to head away from the river up into the mountains to check out Chokoji Temple. Famous for its large g...
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Sunday, December 12, 2021

Ebisu Along the Hita Kaido

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  Christmas Eve, 2013, and I begin the 52nd day of my walk along the Kyushu Pilgrimage. With totally clear skies I begin heading out of Kuru...
Friday, December 10, 2021

Kannabiji Temple's Gingko

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Kannabiji Temple's Gingko It's that time of the year when I post some pics of this year's autumn colors. About three weeks ago ...
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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

A Brief Guide to Kurume

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I must admit I had never heard of Kurume and knew nothing about it when I visited in the latter stages of my first walk around Kyushu, howev...
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Toyogahashi Bangai 8 on the Shikoku Ohenro

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  Eitokuji is a small tem p le between temples 43 and 44. immediately adjacent to a bridge, Toyogahashi. It is the eighth bangai site on the...
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Nakano Park Kurume

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  Nakano ark in Kurume, Fukuoka, is home to the Kurume City Aer Museum, the Shojiro Ishibashi Memorial Museum, and the main library. The are...
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Monday, November 22, 2021

Yakumo Honjin Museum

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  Yakumo Honjin is a large, Edo-period residence formerly owned by the Kowata Family that also functioned as a honjin, a guesthouse for the ...
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Saturday, November 20, 2021

Henshoin Garden

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  At one end of Teramachi in Kurume is a largish garden called Henshoin. Henshoin still exists , but the garden is a modern creation built a...
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