I can’t believe I never posted anything about Yashima-ji on this blog. It’s time to change this. What about, right now?   So, Yashima-ji is located on the Yashima plateau, in the north-east of Takamatsu, and it is the 84th temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. It is said to

    They can be found at Fushimi Inari-taisha, where else?    

  When one is aboard the ferry to Itsukushima (better known to the world as Miyajima), it’s usually for a very specific reason. And when one sees that reason for the very first time, this is what one sees:     I can assure you that when you go to

  So, a few days ago I told you that I was done with telling you about New Year in Japan until next year. Well, I was wrong. I had forgotten about Dondo Yaki. What is this? Dondo Yaki? Well, it’s actually quite simple. See, for New Year’s, houses are

    A few days ago, I stumbled upon this lone Torii not far from home. I’m not sure what the deal was. I guess the little stand behind the Torii used to be a small shrine that is now gone (although the Torii is a little big for such a

    Well, Ogijima doesn’t actually have an “entrance” and if it did, it really would be Ogijima’s Soul; but I really like how this Torii really looks like a gate. Well, a Torii is a gate, but usually it’s a gate to the sacred space that contains a shrine,

  First, two more pictures of my Itsukushima/Miyajima’s Otorii:         Secondly, I’m interested in your opinion my beloved regular readers (all 20 of you). I’ve been wondering something for the past few days. It was triggered by a few discussions I had recently (along the lines of

  Well, I wanted to post something interesting tonight, but jetlag is being the strongest. I’m exhausted. Instead, you’ll get another one of my Otorii series.      

No updates these past few days because I was busy setting up the new version of the French version of this blog (feel free to check it out if you can read the language). So, to thank you for your patience, I thought the best way was to offer you,

  Alright, to “re-inaugurate” this blog, what’s better than a strong symbol? And what better strong symbol about Japan than Itsukushima‘s Otorii?     And as it’s the week-end, it’ll be the perfect entry for “Show Me Japan“, will it not?