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Thursday, August 11, 2022

Middle of the River Fudo Myo

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Middle of the River Fudo Myo Kawanaka Fudo is a large relief carving of Fudo Myo flanked by his two attendants. It is carved into a huge bou...
Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Kakuro Tatara Museum

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Japan Museums Tatara are the traditional type of forge used to smelt iron in historical Japan. They used charcoal and iron sand rather than ...
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Saturday, August 6, 2022

Fudo Myoo at Iwaya-ji Temple

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  Last post I showed you inside the cave below the main hall of Iwaya-ji Temple , the mountain temple that is number 45 on the Shikoku pilgr...
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Thursday, August 4, 2022

Iwayaji Temple 45 on the Shikoku Ohenro

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  Iwayaji, temple 44 on the Ohenro pilgrimage in Shikoku, is located among towering cliffs and spires of rock high in the mountains of Kumak...
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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Cimbing Up to Iwaya-ji Temple in Winter

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Iwayaji, temple 45 on the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is a favorite of many pilgrims. It is a mountain temple at more than 600 meters altitude...
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Sunday, July 31, 2022

Tashima Oimatsu Shrine

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  Tashima is a small farming hamlet  north of the river in the Chikugo River Plain. I passed through and stopped in at the local shrine whil...
Friday, July 29, 2022

Joshin-in Temple 90 on the Kyushu pilgrimage

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Japan Guide About ten kilometers West of Nanrinji, in the middle of the Chikugo River Plain is the small temple-shrine of Joshin-in, temple ...
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