10 Culture Fudoin Temple JJ Walsh Beautiful colors, quiet and serene location, interesting statues and structures at Fudoin temple.
6 Culture Yasaka Shrine Shijo Gion Kyoto Bonson Lam Emperor Ichijo loved Gion Shrine so much, that in the year 991 he added it to the Imperial list. The roof was built with stun...
11 Culture Fukui: Asuwa Shrine in Mt. Asuwa Takako Sakamoto Asuwa Shrine is located halfway up Mt. Asuwa, a 10-minute climb from Atagozaka (Atago hill). The 26th Emperor, Keitai, built ...
8 Culture Oasahiko Jinja C. Rio Legend has it that in the era of Emperor Jimmu, Ame-no-Tomi-no-Mikoto came to the Awa region (an ancient region that encompas...
8 Culture Yakuoji C. Rio Temple twenty three in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Medicine King Temple.
11 Culture Kamakura’s Jokomyo-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Jokomyo-ji Temple is located in a quiet valley almost at the middle of JR Kita-Kamakura and Kamakura Station.
9 Culture Sculpture at Mishima Shrine, Toon Anonymous The unassuming-looking Mishima Shrine in Toon is home to some interesting wooden statuary dating from the Northern and Southe...
12 Culture Tokoji Peter Sidell Near Kannami station on the Izu peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Tokoji is a small, tranquil temple, with pleasant v...
12 Culture Kongo-ji Peter Sidell In the western suburbs of Tokyo, Kongo-ji is an attractive traditional Japanese Buddhist temple.
