At 720 mteres, 2,364 ft, above sea level, Mount Futago is the highest point of the Kunisaki Peninsula in northern Oita, Kyushu.On clear days, looking north past Homeshima Island, the c… Read More

 Oreki-ji is a small, Tendai temple in the mountains of the Kunisaki Peninsula, and is temple number 7 on the Kyushu Fudo Myo Pilgrimage.It is less than 3 kilometers from Mudo-ji, templ… Read More

 Mount Futago lies in the middle of the Kunisaki Peninsula in Oita, and Futago-ji Temple is situated about halfway up the 720 meter high volcanic peak.From Mount Futago 28 valleys radia… Read More

 There are many Misosogi shrines in the Kunisaki Peninsula area, and I recently learned that it was a name given to Rokusho shrines in early Meiji when Buddhism and Shinto were artifici… Read More

 Itonaga is located in a narrow valley that runs up to Mount Futago in the middle of the Kunisaki Peninsula in Oita. It is one of 28 valleys that radiate out from the centre. It is now… Read More

 There is a cluster of three related temples called Tsubakido in a small side valley in the mountains of the Kunisaki Peninsula, and they are very popular for the practice of a fundamen… Read More

 Route 34 runs roughly East-West along the lower slopes of the southern side of the conically-shaped Kunisaki Peninsula in Oita, Kyushu.At the end of November, 2012, I was walking along… Read More

 28 November, 2012, I started the fifth, and final, day of my Autumn walk exploring the Kunisaki peninsula are of Oita in Kyushu.I was heading directly north out of Kitsuki and was… Read More

 The Kitsuki Castle Town Museum is a spacious and modern three storey structure on one of the high bluffs in the small coastal town of Kitsuki on the southern coast of the Kunisaki Peni… Read More

Explore the local buddhist culture, well-preserved samurai districts, and magnificent castle of Oita Prefecture's Kunisaki Peninsula.The Rokugo Manzan is a sacred area that is home to many t… Read More

When you think of Japan, you might picture Mt Fuji, temples and shrines, sushi, and countless other cultural and gastronomical icons for which the country is so well known. Every year, milli… Read More

 The gardens at Choanji Temple in the Kunisaki peninsula  spread up the hillside from the main buildings towards the biggish shrine above.As I cam over the mountain I encountered t… Read More

It’s no secret that I love Oita. Of course, I might be a little biased, but as a resident here for the past three years, I can’t get over its seemingly endless treasures hidden i… Read More

The Motomiya Magaibutsu are a set of Buddhist cliff carvings in the Kunisaki Peninsula. I had started the day at what are believed to be the biggest cliff carvings in Japan, the Kumano Maiga… Read More

 Early evening on the 2nd may, 2017, and I arrived at the place I would spend the night. A wide roof with a wooden bench overlooking the small reservoir behind Nameshi Dam on the Togo R… Read More

There are two majority religions in Japan, Shinto and Buddhism, which are part of Japanese people’s daily lives. Religion and spirituality having a significant place in Japanese socie… Read More

 Fukiji Temple on the Kunisaki Peninsula is certainly an elegant structure and is the oldest wooden building still standing in all of Kyushu, and is therefore registered as a National T… Read More

 The Kunisaki Peninsula is one of my most favorite places, one reason being that some of the cultural revolution that took place at the end of the 19th Century was somewhat ignored here… Read More

The Treasure Hall at Makiodo Temple in the Hunisaki area. Makiodo was built on the site of Makisan Denjo-ji, a large temple in the Kunisaki Peninsula area of Oita. The temple burned down i… Read More

On my first day walking the Kyushu Fudo Myo Pilgrimage I left Taizoji Temple and the Kumano Magabutsu and started north along the road. The first few days of the pilgrimage I was going to be… Read More

The first seven temples of the Kyushu Fudo Myo Pilgrimage are located on the Kunisaki Peninsula. Rather than visit them in numerical order I decided instead to walk most of the Kunisaki Mine… Read More

Sponsored by Tourism Oita Throughout History Bungotakada has grown until becoming the most attractive city of the Kunisaki Peninsula. Therefore it cannot be overlooked if one is planni… Read More

(October 2017) Known for the freshest ingredients, subtle combination of flavors and exquisite presentation, the food of Japan plays a distinctive and central role in the country’s cul… Read More