12 Trip to Hoonji Temple, Morioka Malcome Larcens Off the beaten track in Iwate: The temple of 500 disciples, a very special place away from the crowds.
9 Zazen Stone at Taicho-ji Temple Takako Sakamoto Taicho-ji Temple, Fukui: A 'Zazen Stone' on which Taicho sat and trained as a child is preserved along with a tree he trained...
8 Autumn Foliage Path to Nison-in - 1 Masayoshi Hirose I admired and appreciated the brilliant autumn leaves at the famous temple approach of Nison-in, 'Momiji-no Baba (Riding Grou...
12 Ruins on Gunkanjima - No. 2 Masayoshi Hirose The first sight I had when I landed on Gunkanjima made me nostalgic and imagine how it must have been in yesteryear.
10 Gunkanjima Perspective - No. 1 Masayoshi Hirose Gunkanjima, a candidate to become a World Heritage site, is a dramatic, uninhabited island that never ceases to fascinate me.
7 Autumn at Hakone Museum of Art - 2 Masayoshi Hirose The special autumn foliage public viewing in the gardens of the Hakone Museum of Art was exceedingly beautiful.
15 Miyajima in black and white Cathy Cawood Black and white photos of Miyajima, including the cable car, Itsukushima Shrine, the big Torii, and stone lanterns.
12 Views from Kofu Castle Cathy Cawood Kofu castle ruins at Mazuru-jo Park is a high point very near Kofu Station where views ovr the ruins, the surrounding area, a...
8 Mysterious Rocks at Hachiman Jinja Cathy Cawood A tree filled slope behind Hachiman Shrine in Kofu is full of tumbled rocks that seem to be a ruin of some sort.
11 Strolling Fukui's Shopping Streets Takako Sakamoto I strolled around the shopping streets near Fukui Station for the first time since coming here, and found that they were unex...
