Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Engyoji Shoshazan 円教寺 書写山



04.04Engyoji-1, originally uploaded by sleepytako.
Engyoji is the main temple at Shoshasan a few minutes drive, cable car, and walk north of Himeji Castle. This gorgeous temple is part of the Western Japan 33 temple route and is also famous for being a filming location for "The Last Samurai." I've never seen the film and I don't have any desire to, but it brings in many tourists. The temple and environs are totally worth the beautiful 1km uphill hike from the cable car terminal.

Sunday, May 01, 2011

04.20 JR Mikunigaoka JR三国ヶ丘駅


04.20JRMikunigaoka-1, originally uploaded by sleepytako.