The third component of the World Heritage site at Iwami consists of two trading routes that led from the silver mines to small harbours on the Japan Sea coast. The track to Okidomari is 7 kilometers long; the track … Read the rest
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Part of the World Heritage site at Iwami is the small district of Omori, once the main town of the mineworks. It is here that the administrators, merchants and craftsmen lived, and it still retains an Edo-era atmosphere. Some … Read the rest
Iwami Ginzan (Silver Mine) is a World Heritage site, situated in Shimane prefecture on the Japan Sea coast. In the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, Iwami was not only Japan’s leading silver mine but was of global significance. … Read the rest
Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 Japan Times By TOMOKO OTAKE
Instead of visiting one shrine, visit seven
A fun thing I like to do at New Year’s is to go on a walking tour of seven shrines and temples in Tokyo. … Read the rest
There can’t be many blog entries about Shinto in Ogasawara (aka the Bonin Islands)!
One reason would be their remoteness (25 hours by ship from Tokyo). Another would be their size (2 inhabited islands with a population of 2500). … Read the rest
Seifa Utaki is the Ise of Okinawa. It’s a sacred site associated with royal patronage that lay at the apex of the Ryukyu kingdom’s religious structure. I think of all the spiritual places I’ve visited in Japan, this is … Read the rest
At Nakijin Castle on the Okinawan main island, there is a museum with an exhibition of Ryukyu practices. It includes pictures of kamiasagi, which are gathering places for religious ceremonies. These are not to be confused with … Read the rest