8 Himure Village Club Harie Cathy Cawood Club Harie is a large cake shop and cafe near Himure Shrine, famous for delicious baumkuchen. The cafe has excellent coffee an..
9 From Ine Village to Kotohiki Beach Cathy Cawood On the second stage of a summer cycling trip around Tango Peninsula, traveling from Ine to Kotohikihama, I enjoyed magnificent views..
13 Autumn leaves at Saimyo-ji Cathy Cawood This temple in Shiga Prefecture with a three tier pagoda and an enclosed garden with a pond is especially beautiful in Autumn, and..
14 Toko-ji in Kofu Cathy Cawood This Kamakura Period temple has a dry garden with magnificent standing rocks, and a pond shaped like the ideogram for 'dr..
13 Katsuragi-Hitokotonushi Shrine Cathy Cawood Nara shrine of a Shinto god who only listens to one-word prayers. The shrine also has a 1200 year old sacred gingko tree.
16 Gango-ji in Summer Cathy Cawood Japan's oldest temple has beautiful roof tiles and a lovely summer garden. It seems less impressive than other Nara sites, but..
16 Autumn at Yatadera Cathy Cawood Officially known as Kongosenji, Yatadera in Yamato Koriyama, Nara, is famous for its ojizo statues and for hydrangeas, but it ..
16 Kai-Zenkoji Cathy Cawood Temple in Kofu City, Yamanashi, established by Takeda Shingen with a large gate and main hall, and an outstanding koi pond.