Temples, Shrines & More– category –

In the early Heian period, a Japanese monk who had just returned from Tang China set out to explain a distinction that would reshape the entire landscape of Japanese Buddhism. His name was Kukai (774–835), posthumously honored as Kobo Da...

I began the Saigoku Pilgrimage of the Thirty-Three Temples in 2026. For the sacred sites I have already visited, I have written articles accompanied by my own photographs. From here, I will have AI write support articles about the sites ...

I began the Saigoku Pilgrimage of the Thirty-Three Temples in 2026. For the sacred sites I have already visited, I have written articles accompanied by my own photographs. From here, I will have AI write support articles about the sites ...

I began the Saigoku Pilgrimage of the Thirty-Three Temples in 2026. For the sacred sites I have already visited, I have written articles accompanied by my own photographs. From here, I will have AI write support articles about the sites ...

Since beginning my pilgrimage along the Saikoku Thirty-Three Temples, I have had the opportunity to practice shakyō (sutra copying), and it has renewed my interest in the Heart Sutra (Hannya Shingyō). I will be having...

For more than 1,300 years, pilgrims have walked a winding route through the Kansai region and beyond, stopping at thirty-three temples dedicated to Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Along the way, one quiet act binds them to the dei...

I began the Saigoku Pilgrimage of the Thirty-Three Temples in 2026. For the sacred sites I have already visited, I have written articles accompanied by my own photographs. From here, I will have AI write support articles about the sites ...

I began the Saigoku Pilgrimage of the Thirty-Three Temples in 2026. For the sacred sites I have already visited, I have written articles accompanied by my own photographs. From here, I will have AI write support articles about the sites ...

I began the Saigoku Pilgrimage of the Thirty-Three Temples in 2026. For the sacred sites I have already visited, I have written articles accompanied by my own photographs. From here, I will have AI write support articles about the sites ...

I began the Saigoku Pilgrimage of the Thirty-Three Temples in 2026. For the sacred sites I have already visited, I have written articles accompanied by my own photographs. From here, I will have AI write support articles about the sites ...

I began the Saigoku Pilgrimage of the Thirty-Three Temples in 2026. For the sacred sites I have already visited, I have written articles accompanied by my own photographs. From here, I will have AI write support articles about the sites ...

Iwashimizu Hachimangū is a shrine I have visited in spring, summer, and autumn over the years. Sometimes I take the cable car both ways from Keihan Railway's Iwashimizu Hachimangū Station, and other times I come down by the stone steps o...

The story of Kukai and Saicho crossing to Tang China is, at its heart, a tale of two young monks who risked their lives at sea to bring esoteric Buddhism (mikkyo) back to Japan. What these two men learned on the Chinese mainland would go...

What Is Izumo Daijingū? The History and Blessings of Kameoka's "Moto-Izumo" Shrine Izumo Daijingū is one of my favourite shrines. I have known about it for more than ten years, and it is a place I find myself wanting to visit from time t...

The next temple on the Saigoku Pilgrimage after Yoshimine-dera is Anao-ji. When I visited, the lotus flowers were in full bloom. It seems the hydrangeas had also been blooming beautifully just a little before. I had AI write a support ar...

Ikutama-san — as the shrine is fondly known — is the well-loved Ikutama Jinja here in Osaka. I have visited a number of times, though I do not have many photographs from those trips. I will be having an AI write a supporting article...