More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Jorinji Temple is a very small temple just a few hundred meters from Shotokuji Temple in Sufu. Jorinji is one of the "extra" tem...

  Shopping malls are true cathedrals of consumption, especially in a country wherein many people claim shopping as a hobby. Most are feature...

  Shotokuji Temple in Sufu, lies at the foot of a hill that was covered by a largish castle and was the family temple of the lords of the ca...

  10,000 years ago, the Shimane Peninsula was a long narrow island running parallel to the coast of Izumo. Looking at a map, it is not hard ...