Itsukushima Shrine and The Great Torii
Just 45 minutes by streetcar from Hiroshima city, and a short ferry ride across Hiroshima Bay, lies one of the most popular tourist destinations in all of Japan – Itsukushima […]
Tag Archives: Temples
The Shrine of a Thousand Steps
Konpira Shrine is located halfway up Mount Zozu in the town of Kotohira in Kagawa Prefecture. Formally known as Kotohira-gu (金刀比羅宮), the site is Shikoku’s largest and most popular shrine […]
Kyoto Temple Walk – Part 2
Continuing my Kyoto temple tour, here a few more sites visited on my recent trip to Japan. Unlike the Higashiyama district, these are a little further from the city center, […]
Kyoto Temple Walk – Part 1
Kyoto is the former capital of Japan and known as the “City of Ten Thousand Shrines”. In actuality there are about 2000 temples and shrines in the city, but that […]
Kyoto’s Flower Towns
Hanamachi, literally “flower town”, is a Japanese geisha district. These areas contain historical okiya geisha houses and ochaya tea houses that are still active today, and provide a glimpse of […]
Bangkok Temple Walk
A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to spend a few days vacation in Bangkok with my wife and some friends. Despite the extremely hot weather (averaging 38°C […]
Seoul: Gapyeong County
When I was in Seoul I was thrilled to visit my old friend and colleague Giyeong, who I haven’t seen since he and his family relocated back to Korea some […]
Chiang Mai: Street Scenes
After all the temples and markets of Chiang Mai, it was time to blend in and take in some street scenes. One thing I noticed is that people in this […]
