10 Temples & Shrines Autumn at Tōfuku-ji Stacey Lin Tofuku-ji is one of the Five Great Temples of Kyoto. It is an easy 10 min walk from Tofuku-ji Station on the JR Nara - Keihan Line...
7 Temples & Shrines Sengen-ji Maren Pauli See the beautiful garden of Sengen Temple with a small bamboo grove and citrus fruit trees growing among the canes!
24 Temples & Shrines The Enchantment of Yamadera Radica Sooknarine Atop the mountain lies a place rich in history and marked by wondrous beauty.
10 Temples & Shrines Heirinji Zen Temple, Niiza City Masato Kitamura I went to Heirinji Zen Temple during the last week of November and it turned out to be an excellent choice. The autumn colors were..
12 Temples & Shrines Shrine of the Third Generation King Todd Wojnowski The Shrine of the Third Generation King is set across a hilltop in the outskirts of Chiba City. Its pristine natural setting is..
12 Temples & Shrines Tachiki-Kannon Temple in Shiga Cathy Cawood Tachiki-Kannon Temple in Shiga Prefecture: stone lanterns, statue of Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi riding a deer, and many, many, many..
8 Temples & Shrines The Flowers of Yoshimine-dera Bonson Lam Yoshimine-dera Temple lies in the mountains west of Muko less than an hour from Kyoto. It is very peaceful to walk amongst the manicured..
9 Temples & Shrines A Rinno-ji Temple Cemetery in Nikko Larry Knipfing Just next to the Narabi Jizo Statues area, there are steps that lead up to a cemetery exclusively for the monks that have died while..