9 Temples & Shrines Kamakura's Daigyo-ji Temple Larry Knipfing On your way to Myohon-ji Temple, why not stop in at Daigyo-ji? Its main object of worship is the Goddess of Childbirth.
7 Temples & Shrines Momijihachiman-gu Maren Pauli Enjoy beautiful autumn scenery at Momijihachiman-gu with green and red maples and evergreen trees in front of a red shrine
11 Temples & Shrines The Road to Oku-no-In Anonymous The path to Oku-no-In on Omishima Island is a wonderful winding track to nothing in particular (except for a rather nice toilet)...
11 Temples & Shrines Ushita-yama Kannon-ji JJ Walsh Pictures of the Beautiful golden Kannon statue at the base of Ushita-yama. Built as a place of comfort for families who have lost..
6 Temples & Shrines Hikawa Shrine Eitetsu Terakado One of Tokyo's Ten Shrines chosen by the Meiji government located near the busiest part of Roppongi. Around 10 minutes away..
11 Temples & Shrines Fukui's Abaka Kasuga Shrine Larry Knipfing Quite near Fukui's famous Ichijodani, is a small, simple, secluded shrine, Abaka Kasuga Shrine. It was on one of the maps ..
18 Temples & Shrines Core of Kamakura, Hachimangu Shrine Takako Sakamoto Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine; the center of Kamakura, the first capital of the samurai.
11 Temples & Shrines Fukui: Asuwa Shrine in Mt. Asuwa Takako Sakamoto Asuwa Shrine is located halfway up Mt. Asuwa, a 10-minute climb from Atagozaka (Atago hill). The 26th Emperor, Keitai, built t..