16 Shichiken Street in Ono Castle Town Takako Sakamoto Step into Japan of yester-year, and admire the beautiful old signs and interesting shops as you stroll along Shichiken Street in..
16 Myoten-ji Temple in Ono, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Myoten-ji Temple was founded by the sixth son of Yuki Hideyasu, who was the first lord of Fukui Han. On the temple grounds there..
16 Old Kumano Shrine in Hanando, Fukui Takako Sakamoto There is a Kumano Shrine in my neighborhood. When I saw it, I fell in love with this serene shrine deep in the woods.
16 Fukui Kitano Show Classics Takako Sakamoto Fukui Kitano Show Classics: Near Fukui Kitano-sho Ruins, this cozy gallery & live space holds live jazz and classical music events,..
16 Maki Shrine on Phoenix St. in Fukui Takako Sakamoto Driving back home, I spotted a tall white flag fluttering high in the wind. It was a flag of 'Maki Shrine', Phoenix St..
15 Taicho-ji Temple, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Taicho-ji Temple, Fukui: Birthplace of the great Shugendo monk, Taicho Daishi, the first to climb Mount Haku, one of the Three..
15 Beauty of Shougenji Temple: Fukui Takako Sakamoto Shougenji is the head temple of 'Gugan Shinshu', founded in Fukui as a new sect of Jodo Shinshu in the Meiji Period. How..
13 Kitano-Sho Castle Ruins in Fukui Takako Sakamoto Kitano-Sho Castle Ruins in Fukui: Built in 1575, Kitano-Sho Castle was soon burnt to ashes by the fierce attacks of Hideyoshi's..
