Kotohira–Konpira Shrine
19 October 2011 Not far from Takamatsu, also on the island of Shikoku, is the town of Kotohira which is best known as the location of the huge Konpira Shrine… Read more »
Tag: 2011 Trip
Takamatsu–Ritsurin Garden
17 October 2011 The city of Takamatsu on the island of Shikoku is the location of Ritsurin Koen, one of Japan’s largest and most impressive formal gardens. It was begun… Read more »
Osaka–Sumiyoshi Shrine
17 October 2011 The Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine in Osaka is one of Japan’s oldest Shinto shrines. Exactly how old is uncertain. Its origins are lost in the mists of prehistory,… Read more »
Osaka–Shitennouji Temple
17 October 2011 The Shitennouji (Temple of the Four Heavenly Kings) is Japan’s oldest surviving Buddhist temple. It was built by Prince Shoutoku (574-622), one of the country’s earliest and… Read more »
Osaka Castle
17 October 2011 Osaka Castle was built beginning in 1583 as the headquarters of Hideyori Toyotomi, one of the leading figures of the Warring States Period. It has been carefully… Read more »