Kumamoto Shi, Kumamoto Ken Due to the earthquake in the Kyushu region in April 2016, Kumamoto Castle is currently undergoing restoration...

Yanai Shi, Yamaguchi Ken The closest JR train station to my hometown island. The Seto Inland Sea ”Obatake Seto” spreads out in front of...

Shibuya, Tokyo Meiji Jingu, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken. After...

Kudankita, Tokyo Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社, Yasukuni Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in central Tokyo that commemorates Japan's war dead. The...

Iidabashi, Tokyo Located a minute from Iidabashi station. During the Edo period (1603-1868), it was everyone’s dream to go on a...

Hatsukaichi Shi, Hiroshima Ken Gokuraku-ji Temple is an ancient temple with a long history that is said to have been founded in 731 by...

Nanto Shi, Toyama Ken Declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995, they are famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some...

Inami Machi, Toyama ken Zuisenji Temple was built in 1390 by Hongan Temple’s 5th leader Shakunyo of the Hokuriku Pure Land Sect of...

Imizu Shi, Toyama Ken The Uchikawa area in the city of Imizu faces the Sea of Japan and flourished as a transit point of Kitamae-bune...

Yamaguchi Shi, Yamaguchi Ken Kounomine Castle was built on Kounomine with an altitude of 338 meters in the central part of Yamaguchi City....

Suo Oshima, Yamaguchi Ken Otamane Shrine, which is popularly known as the Myojin of Seto, is the first shrine on Suo Oshima that...

Suo Oshima, Yamaguchi Ken A temple of the Shingon sect founded as Saikoji in 807. In 1870, it merged with Choraku-ji Temple and changed...

Okikamuro, Suo Oshima, Yamaguchi Ken Hakuseiji Temple on Okikamuro Island (connected with a bridge to Oshima island) and its annex...

Suo Oshima, Yamaguchi Ken In front of this 150 years old shrine, there is a marvelous red torri in the sea. One of the many branches of...

Suo Oshima, Yamaguchi Ken Stunning wood sculptures by local carpenters called "Choshu Daiku". Visited this shrine inspired by a book...

Hagi shi, Yamaguchi ken (August, 2022) (January, 2023 at daytime) Mantoue - Mukaebi (Welcome fire 8/13 at Daishoin Temple) and Okuribi...

Kyoto Dry Landscape Garden (karesansui) in Ryōanji Ryoanji, a rinzaishu zen temple, was built in 1450 by Katsumoto Hosokawa. The Ryōanji...

Nagasaki Shi, Nagasaki Ken Said to be one of the oldest stone arched bridges in Japan, Meganebashi (Spectacles Bridge) stretches across...

Kyoto Trip to Kyoto with my younger daughter in 2017 Summer Photos: Nakamura Toukichi tea store in Uji, Bamboo in Sagano, Construction at...

Kyoto Assistant to American High School students Japan Trip in July, 2016 Photos: Uji Byodouin, Kiyomizu Temple, Uzumasa Movie Village,...