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Achi Shrine, Kurashiki, Okayama.

On the hill overlooking the historical Bikan area is the ancient Achi Shrine. According to the Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan)

(Tenshu-kaku from the south) (Tenshu-kaku from the north. You can see the irregular shape of the base floor from this

First radio message after the bomb

Shukkeien gardens date back to 1620, a year after feudal lord Asano Nagaakira was made lord of Hiroshima. Asano’s principal

My first visit to Fukuyama and it turned out to be a beautiful day. After doing my immigration paperwork I

I went to Onomichi today hoping for clear skies and cherry blossoms. One came true, the cherry blossoms are in

The Kamakura period 1185 to 1333 is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance of the Kamakura Shogunate;

I visited the two Nagashino battlegrounds and museum in January 2016. It was a great experience to visit this place

God (Kami) When the English word God is translated into Japanese, it is generally represented by the kanji (Chinese character)

Funerary objects meant to be seen Haniwa (“clay cylinder” or “circle of clay” in Japanese) are large hollow, earthenware funerary

Heiji Monogatari Emaki (Tale of the Heiji Rebellion) Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace from the Illustrated Scrolls of the

Sad news I found today about the closing of a famous and traditional Japanese inn. It dates way back to

Not far from Minowa station on the Hibiya line is a nondescript temple called 浄閑寺—Jokanji. From the street, it looks

Nishi Honganji is the mother temple for the Jodo Shinshu sect of Japanese Buddhism established by Shinran Shonan who lived

Shikoku is host to the famous 88 temple pilgrimage. It is said to take up to 3 months to complete