More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

 This small shrine goes overboard with marine-safety gods, has the most strangely looking Fudo Myoo, and proves that angry ghosts can be hor...

  One of the great bonuses found on the Sasaguri Pilgrimage is that numerous times the walking trail passes through pristine forests of Gian...

  Utago is a fairly decent-sized little fishing village. At the edge of town is a new fishing harbour, but the old, original harbour is in t...

  Rakan,  sometimes called arhats, are said to be the disciples of the historical Buddha. Statues of them are known for being quite expressi...

  This temple in the mountains north of downtown Kobe was a real revelation. The sign at the entrance to Tamonji Temple told me about someth...