Nara 2019: Kasuga Taisha (春日大社)
My last major bit of sightseeing in Nara was at Kasuga Taisha, the city’s most important Shinto shrine. The road up to Kasuga Taisha passes…
Kotohira 2019: Climbing the stairs to Kompirasan (金刀比羅宮)
I had only one full day left on the island of Shikoku and I spent most of it on a trip to the town of…
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Izumo 2019: Izumo Taisha (出雲大社)
The next phase of my journey across Japan brought me to the northern part of Chugoku where I would be visiting the towns of Matsue…
Miyajima 2019: Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社)
Easily the most famous attraction on Miyajima is Itsukushima Shrine. If you’ve seen just about any tourism material for Japan it very likely had a…
Hiroshima 2019: Hiroshima Castle (広島城)
I primarily used Hiroshima as a base for a long day trip to the town of Onomichi (which I’ll feature next week) but after I…
Fukuoka 2019: Kushida Shrine (櫛田神社)
A storm was passing through Fukuoka and I ducked into Kushida Shrine to get out of the rain for a minute. Kushida was founded the…
Rebun Island 2019: Ichiku Shrine
About 8 miles (12.87 km) north of the ferry port I came across a small shrine along the road and decided to stop and check…
Hakodate 2019: Yamanouedai Shrine (山上大神宮)
In the area northwest of Motomachi is Yamanouedai Shrine. My AirBnB host had suggested I check out this shrine if I was in that part…
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Hakodate 2019: Funatama Shrine
A narrow road off of one of the main streets in Motomachi leads up to Funatama Shrine. Snuggled between a school and some homes on…
