14 Machida Tenmangu Shrine Cathy Cawood Shrine in Tokyo's Machida City with beautiful wood carvings decorating one of its buildings. Tenmangu shrines are the place..
7 Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine Takako Sakamoto Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine, the second shrine of Three Major Shrines in Kumano, is known as 'A Place of Resurrection'...
7 Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine Takako Sakamoto Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine in Kumano region of Wakayama Prefecture was considered a power spot in ancient times, and combines both..
6 Shimojo Waterfall Mandy Bartok Shimojo Waterfall is just one of a half dozen waterfalls in the Oguni area, a short drive from Kurokawa Onsen.
10 Jizo Statues in Snow at Taichoji Takako Sakamoto Beautiful Jizo statues standing silently at snow-covered Taichoji Temple in Fukui. Especially, the snow-buried jizo cemetery at..
15 Mount Takao’s Religious Statues Steve Morton For anyone who likes being watched, Mount Takao is the place to go where hundreds of pairs of eyes will be watching you! Whils..
16 Mount Takao’s Yakuo-in Temple Steve Morton Close to the summit of Tokyo`s ever popular Mount Takao is the impressive Yakuo-in Temple. Boasting some of Kanto`s most important..
16 Fukui's Shougenji Temple in Snow Takako Sakamoto Fukui's Shougenji Temple is a small but beautiful temple with a pretty Japanese garden. Unexpected sunshine on January third..
