Culture Enlightenment to Nirvana - Or Not Arlene Bastion Enlightenment might be admitting defeat. Old Tiger Henro Part 9
Culture Oyamazumi Shrine Treasure Hall JapanTravel Guest The Oyamazumi Shrine National Treasure Hall holds a fine collection of ancient samurai weaponry, armour and shrine statuary.
16 Culture Furusato Rekishi Koen, Hakatajima JapanTravel Guest The Furusato Rekishi Koen is a little museum on Hakatajima Island on the Shimanami Kaido. Housed in a building that looks lik...
11 Culture Okuno-in at Ishite-ji JapanTravel Guest Ishite-ji, Temple No.51 of the Shikoku pilgrimage, is a strange place, but Okuno-in, the temple that stands behind it on the ...
12 Culture The Hirose Residence in Niihama L. MacLean The Niihama City Hirose Memorial Museum grounds comprise the residence of industrialist Saihei Hirose, a museum, as well as a...
12 Culture Tsunashiki Tenmangu Shrine, Imabari JapanTravel Guest Tsunashiki Tenmangu is an expansive shrine complex with its northern entrance facing onto a beach on the Seto Inland Sea.
12 Culture Okamori Shrine in Uchiko JapanTravel Guest Okamori Shrine in Uchiko is located next to Kameoka Shuzo sake brewery. Steep steps lead up through a bamboo forest to the is...
Culture Riding the Seto Inland Sea Currents JapanTravel Guest The Seto Inland Sea appears calm from a distance, but if you go offshore in a boat, you experience its extreme side. The brid...
Culture Haiku in Matsuyama JapanTravel Guest The feudal lord of Matsuyama was a devotee and patron of poetry, and from the Edo period onward, the city has been particular...
Culture Kuma Kogen Furusato Ryoko Mura JapanTravel Guest Kuma Kogen Furusato Ryokō Mura is a largely self-contained tourist ‘village’ located in a picturesque but easily accessible p...
