24 Temples & Shrines The Enchantment of Yamadera Radica Sooknarine Atop the mountain lies a place rich in history and marked by wondrous beauty.
Historical Nada no Kenka Matsuri - Day 2 José Manuel Zardain Nada no Kenka is celebrated in Himeji on October 14 and 15. A festival where floats carried by more than fifty men appear to fight..
12 Temples & Shrines Nishihongan-ji Temple, Kyoto Larry Knipfing Nishi Hongan-ji, (meaning the Western Temple of the Original Vow) is of the Jodo Shinshu sect of Buddhism, and is a sister tem..
9 Temples & Shrines Sabae's Bankei-ji Temple Larry Knipfing As Japanese temples go, this one is fairly new - only 270 years old. The temple is small and simple, but very lovely. After cl..
8 Temples & Shrines Narita-san Temple Complex Rufus Starbuck Old and important temple complex in Narita that spreads over a wide area offering some amazing sights.
11 Temples & Shrines Okuno-in at Ishite-ji Anonymous Ishite-ji, Temple No.51 of the Shikoku pilgrimage, is a strange place, but Okuno-in, the temple that stands behind it on the mountain..
12 Temples & Shrines Kiyomizudera: International Hangout Larry Knipfing Kiyomizudera, Kyoto: What a surprise and pleasure. Many of the visitors that day (in late December) were not Japanese, and they..
8 Temples & Shrines Wandering around Fushimi Inari C. Rio At the entrance courtyard to Fushimi Inari, you are greeted with architecture similar to most other Japanese temples, but duck around..