Shrines Archives - Kansai Odyssey

The city of Maizuru sits at the northern most part of the Kansai region. On the eastern boarder of this

Nariai-ji Temple and the Beautiful Kannon

If you decide to set out on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, you will quickly realize that all the temples are

Near the beginning of the Amanohashidate Sanbar there is a huge temple called Chion-ji Temple [智恩寺], commonly known as Monju-do.

Resting at the tip of the Kii Penisula, far away from any nearby cities, is the first, and oldest temple

Three hours south from Osaka will take you to Kii-Katsuura. Often over-looked by foreign tourists i a an area famous

The most sacred pilgrimage in West Japan is the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, but even more popular is the Kumano Sanzan.

Deep within the forested mountains of the Kii Peninsula is Kumano Hongu Taisha [熊野本宮大社], one of the most famous shrines