Known as one of three “Castles on the Sea,” Imabari Castle has a salt-water moat. It looked pretty impressive […]
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撫養城 — Muya Castle
Having finally arrived in Naruto after driving all night and day to get there, we slowly and tiredly dragged our […]
Shikoku Trip: An Overview
6 friends and 1 mini-van… …visited 4/4 prefectures …drove over 1700 kilometers (1059 miles) …spent ￥0 on accommodations …ate […]
御朱印第23号ー榛名神社
Goshuin number 23 is from 榛名神社 (Haruna Shrine), a shrine built among huge boulders! The path up to this shrine […]
御朱印第22号ー大光院
Goshuin number 22 is from the 大光院 (Daikoin), a huge Buddhist temple in Gunma Prefecture. I was driving back from […]
御朱印第21号ー新田神社
Goshuin number 21 is from 新田神社 (Nitta Shrine), a beautiful shrine located behind the Kanayama Castle Ruins. If you walk […]
Kanayama Castle Ruins
The Kanayama Castle in Ota-shi, Gunma Prefecture was built in 1469 by the Iwamatsu Clan. It was used for a […]
御朱印第19号ー鑁阿寺
Goshuin number 19 is from the 鑁阿寺 (Banna-ji). I was walking around Ashikaga one fine morning (looking for the Ashikaga […]
Ashikaga Flower Park
This beautiful park is a must visit for flower lovers. Not only is it open year round (with special events […]
御朱印第20号ー足利織姫神社
Goshuin number 20 is from the 足利織姫神社 (Ashikaga Orihime Shrine). The first time I saw it was on a train […]
A Passport and Chopsticks 