Nagao-ji, located in the small town of Nagao, itself a part of Sanuki City, in the Kagawa Prefecture, is the 87th Temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. It’s a pretty small and “urban” temple. It doesn’t really have anything mind-blowing about it, but it has some interesting statues, here and […]
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Today, we’re back to Shodoshima and to the beginning of the summer session of the Setouchi Triennale 2016. I’m going to show you a few artworks located in the southern end of the Mito Peninsula (itself the southern tip of Shodoshima). It’s one of the least visited areas of the […]
Today, I’m bringing you back to Megijima to continue showing you the new art of the island this year for the Setouchi Triennale 2016. So, here is where we went after visiting the Oni Cave. Megijima’s Moai If you’re confused as to why there’s such a statue on […]
Last Sunday, I had a pretty simple goal: go to Megijima to re-familiarize myself with it and see what had recently changed. As I only go there only about once a year, I’m not always up-to-date with what happens on the island, but on the other hand, it’s not like […]
I hadn’t been back to Honen-ji in quite a while, so I went a couple of weekends ago. Located in the Busshozan neighborhood, Honen-ji is one of the most beautiful temples in Takamatsu (possibly the most beautiful one), however it’s poorly known by the locals and pretty unknown by […]
I know, this blog doesn’t talk enough about Japan’s weird and bizarre things. My friends who don’t live in Japan complain enough about it, and I’m sure my traffic would be more important if I did so on a regular basis (seeing the kind of topic the “big Japan blogs” […]
I guess it’s time to return to Konpira-san after this pretty long hiatus. I was joking earlier that I wouldn’t be done before 2015, but if I don’t post about its ascension more often, that could actually happen, and we don’t want that, do we? First and foremost, as […]
I’m not exactly sure who or what this statue represents, but I like it very much. It can be found in Negoro-ji, the 82th temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
Last June, I started a virtual guided visit of Konpira-san (sometimes spelled Kompira-san, but the official name is Kotohira-gū), maybe it’s time to resume it, and hopefully finish it before 2015. 😉 In case you forgot or missed the beginning, make sure you read it before going any further: Konpira-san […]
Konzō-ji (金倉寺), is a very cute small temple from the Shikoku Pilgrimage’s 88 Temples. It is the 76th one, that is the one following the famous Zentsū-ji. It is also located in the city of Zentsūji, about three kilometers away from its predecessor. At first sight, and especially if you’ve […]