Enoshima 2019 (November visit): Iwaya Caves
Near the flat rocks on the southern shore of Enoshima is the entrance to the Iwaya Caves. There are two separate caves down here that…
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Enoshima 2019 (November visit): Enoshima Shrine
At the end of the shopping street on Enoshima I arrived at a large torii gate that marked the entrance to Enoshima Shrine. There are…
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Hakone 2019: Hakone Shrine (箱根神社)
Right by Lake Ashinoko’s torii gate are the stairs leading up to Hakone Shrine. Tradition says that Hakone Shrine was first founded in the year…
Matsumoto 2019: Yohashira Shrine (四柱神社)
Just a couple minutes south of Matsumoto Castle is the Yohashira Shrine. This charming little shrine is dedicated to four Shinto deities and its name…
Ise Shima 2019: Inner Ise Shrine (内宮)
At the end of the Oharaimachi shopping street is the entrance to the Inner Ise Shrine. Also known as Naiku, the Inner Shrine was founded…
Japan-Korea 2019 Travel Stories Resume Tomorrow!
After a bit of a hiatus I am finally getting back to sharing more photos and stories from my 2019 trip to Japan and Korea.…
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Takayama 2019: Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine (櫻山八幡宮)
With my bus tour of Gokayama and Shirakawago concluded, I arrived back in Takayama in the late afternoon and before the sun went down I…
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Kanazawa 2019: Oyama Shrine (尾山神社)
On the west side of Kanazawa Castle is a Oyama Shrine, which was first established in 1599 and was originally located in a different part…
Kanazawa 2019: Ozaki Shrine (尾崎神社)
A few blocks south of the Omicho Market I saw a small shrine at the end of a road and I decided to take a…
Kyoto 2019: Walking through Senbon Torii
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, I figured I’d share a video that I took with my phone while walking through Senbon Torii at Fushimi…
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