More Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan

Kimono Forest Arashiyama is served by a JR line and also a private rail line known as Randen.

Nutashi Shrine On the shore of Lake Shinji, a substantial torii marks the route to Uchi Shrine, a couple of kilometers away up on the slope...

  On the Shikoku Fudo Myoo Pilgrimage, the route to the next temple passes by a group of the Ohenro Pilgrimage temples, so I stopped in at t...

  Continuing on along the north shore of Lake Shinji, a sign that the lake is used for pleasure and not just commercial fishing.

  When I visited this place, when all these photos were taken, it was called the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Shigureden, and it had just opened.

Onotsu Shrine While walking along the north shore of Lake Shinji, the first shrine of interest I visited was Onotsu Shrine.

Gongenjima Down below Cape Hinomisaki to the East is a small bay dotted with islets and a small island called Gongenjima. The island, origin...

  My day 43 walk now heads along the north shore of Lake Shinji. The 7th largest lake in Japan, Shinjiko was originally the sea between the ...

  Temple 22, Kirinokidani Yakushi-do is in the same area as the last couple of temples, an Amida-do and a Dainichi-do. Like most temples on...

Sake - Nihonshu Down below Ichibata Yakushi Temple, and not far from Ichibataguchi Station, is Saka Shrine, sometimes called Matsuo Shrine. ...