This Japan Today article introduces Koyasan, one of the holiest places in Japan. This ancient Buddhist center of worship is relatively easy to reach from Osaka and well worth a visit. (Archived article, first published in Japan Today)
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More Armchair Travel: Heading Toward Tohoku
With virus cases continuing to rise in both Japan and elsewhere, clearly it's still not a good idea to travel. So I've headed back to my collection of travelogues to see what I might find to fire my imagination and evoke my own memories. My eye fell upon Dorothy Britton's 1974 translation of "Narrow Road … Continue reading More Armchair Travel: Heading Toward Tohoku
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