Culture Kawakami-mura's Fudokutsu Cave Bryan Baier The Fudokutsu Cave in Nara’s Kawakami-mura was used by practitioners of Shugendo, Buddhist mountain asceticism, as a cleansin...
Culture Mount Shigi and Chogosonshi-ji Temple Gary Luscombe Chogosonshi-ji, commonly known as Shigisan, is a mountain temple in Nara Prefecture dedicated to the God of War. The history ...
Culture Half-day Walking Tours in Yamato-Saidaiji/Heijo Palace area Paul Hackshaw Half-day walking tours around Hokke-ji, Uwanabe Kofun, Heijo Palace site and Akishinodera, Toshodaiji, Yakushiji temple
Culture Shiratori Shrine Matthew Eynon Tucked away in the village of Nagara, a suburb of Tenri City, is a Shinto shrine named Shiratori that predates the Nara Perio...
Culture Chōgaku-ji Temple Matthew Eynon Located on the Yamanobe Path at the foot of Mt. Ryūō-zan in Yanagimoto-cho, Tenri City is the Chōgaku-ji Temple, reportedly b...
Culture A Visit to Mt Yoshino Paul Hackshaw Located at the end of the Omine Okugakemichi, an ancient ascetic training trail for mountain monks, and now a UNESCO World He...
Area Tenri Paul Hackshaw Tenri is a small city located just to the south of Nara city and is noted for being the location of the headquarters of Tenri...
