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Two misconceptions about travel in Japan come to mind frequently as we move around the country. First is that it’s very expensive to travel here. Not so. We’ve found it…
The statue of the Buddha at the large Todai-ji temple in Nara, Japan, is the largest bronze statue of the Buddha in the world.
Shirakawa-go is a well preserved Japanese village that represents rural life in Japan from a few centuries ago.
Note: February 16, 2017. This is a slight update to a post I did more than three years ago. I haven't changed much other than re-editing a couple photos and…
I had to climb over a fence and slide part way down a hill toward the moat to get this shot. All I can say is that one day I…
At the Motsu-Ji site in the World Heritage town of Hiraizumi, Japan, most of the huge temple complex built in the 8th Century has been destroyed by wars, fires, and earthquakes over the years.