6 Temples & Shrines Byodoji C. Rio Temple twenty two in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Temple of Equality.
12 Temples & Shrines Quiet and Tranquil Kurodani Temple Larry Knipfing Kurodani Temple is not on the 'Recommended List' of guide books. It's on mine! It doesn't try to impress you, and..
11 Temples & Shrines Hogon-ji Temple in Dogo, Matsuyama Anonymous Hogon-ji is a temple of the Ji Buddhist sect in Matsuyama. It’s known as the birthplace of Ippen, who founded the Ji (time) se..
10 Temples & Shrines Yushima Tenjin Takane Shoji Built in commemoration of Sugawara no Michizane, a figure regarded as the god of scholarship, the Yushima Shrine is one of Tok..
12 Temples & Shrines Kyoto's Konchi-in Temple and Garden Larry Knipfing Part of the Nanzen-ji Temple complex, Konchi-in Temple and its Tsuru-Kame Garden (Crane-Turtle Garden) feels like a secret little..
8 Temples & Shrines Samukawa Shrine Andrea Kahlow Samukawa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Samukawa in southern Kanagawa
Temples & Shrines Kaidan-in Temple, Dazaifu, Fukuoka Tony Mariani Kaidan-in Temple in Dazaifu, Fukuoka is one of the three original Buddhist ordination temples in Japan.
6 Temples & Shrines Arai Shrine John Carter Walking the coastline of Ito in search of William Adams past I stumbled upon a small shrine perched half way upon a mountain. ..