Culture Kaidan-in Temple, Dazaifu, Fukuoka Tony Mariani Kaidan-in Temple in Dazaifu, Fukuoka is one of the three original Buddhist ordination temples in Japan.
12 Culture Shinmei Jinja Shrine, Sabae Larry Knipfing Shinmei Jinja Shrine is situated directly across the street from the Shinmei-en Hotel where I stayed in October. I woke up ea...
15 Culture Yugyoji Temple, Fujisawa Peter Sidell In Fujisawa in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, Yugyoji is an attractive, peaceful temple with a range of interesting statues.
9 Culture Zushi's Ganden-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Ganden-ji Temple is located on a cliff in Zushi. Nowadays, the image of Zushi is cool, a fashionable seaside city. But this t...
7 Culture Ryozen Gokoku Higashiyama John Carter Ryozen Gokoku is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the heroes of Japan that helped shape it’s future.
12 Culture Kamakura Meigetsu-in Temple in June Tomoko Kamishima In Meigetsu-in Temple, the bluish-purple season comes in June. Not only blue-purple hydrangea, but also various types of nobl...
10 Culture Omikoshi Soneri Anonymous On the first Sunday of May, a general exhibition of Ehime's various festivals is held in the grounds of Matsuyama Castle. It ...
9 Culture Kamakura's Chosho-ji Temple Larry Knipfing This temple is not very big but is quite pretty in autumn. There are interesting statues on the grounds that depict battles b...
13 Culture Delights of Kiyomizudera Temple 2 Larry Knipfing I visited Kiyomizudera in the early morning on a day in early April and found a lot to enjoy: The views (of course!), the che...
12 Culture Outside Kyoto's To-ji Temple Larry Knipfing As in many temples, the little details you find surprise and delightful. Here I found a beautiful little sand garden, nice st...
