24 Temples & Shrines The Enchantment of Yamadera Radica Sooknarine Atop the mountain lies a place rich in history and marked by wondrous beauty.
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..
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..
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.
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..
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..
13 Temples & Shrines Okubo Temple in Autumn Anonymous The 88th and final stop of the Shikoku pilgrimage. From here the only thing left to do is head back to Kukai's final rest..
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..