Not particularly a HIDDEN PATH but definitely something to see that is hidden away in a far corner of Kyoto main railway station, a scale...

Volume 6 of the Kyoto walking guide books series HIDDEN PATHS is finally out and available in both digital (Kindle app) and paperback...

In February 2021 PARANORMAL KANSAI, the companion book to the HIDDEN PATHS series, was released, folklore tales, strange tales, and...

A short walk from Demachijanagi Station on the Keihan Line, over the Takano River and nestled inbetween the Kamo and Takano rivers you'll...

HIDDEN PATHS - Walking Historical Kyoto Volume 5 was released at the end of November 2021, and was the biggest volume up to now, by...

In the last HIDDEN PATHS - Walking Historical Kyoto blog post we introduced an underground military facility in Obaku, Kyoto that was up...

Across Japan there are many left over ghosts of the past in the form of signs and structures that date back to the late 1800's and up to...

In Part 1 of the Iwafune Shrine blog post we introduced the rock ship of Iwafune Jinja, a story going back 1,500 years when the the...

In the blog post 'Iwafune Shrine Part 1' we introduced Iwafune Jinja, in Kitano, Osaka, close to the borders of Kyoto and Nara. This is a...

Iwafune Jinja, in Kitano, Osaka, close to the borders of Kyoto and Nara has a story going back 1,500 years when the the enshrined deity...

The latest volume in the HIDDEN PATHS - Walking Historical Kyoto series is now available in both paperback and digital formats from all...

In Kohata, Uji is the Kohata Shrine. The shrine is popular for a number of reasons and draws visitors both young and old. Anime fans...

In 1582 the then most powerful daimyo and de facto Shogun of Japan, Oda Nobunaga, died at Honno-ji in Kyoto at the hands of Akechi...

Located in the Fushimi Ward of Kyoto is the Gokonomiya-Jinja Shinto Shrine. The shrine is dedicated to Empress Jingu, the goddess of easy...

Ichijo Modori Bridge is a small crossing over the narrow Horikawa River that is said to be a connection point between the world of the...

On a cold October night in 1969, a taxi driver was hailed on Kawabata Street close to Kojinguchi by a young woman. Without giving it a...

In this posting we stay in Kansai but step over the borders of Kyoto into neighbouring Osaka for a tragic tale of paranormality that also...

Until the time of the Meiji Restoration of 1868 Uji Jinja (shrine) was part of the Ujigami Jinja (lower and upper shrines). The main...

On the north east side of the Uji Bridge is a building that dates back to 1673 of a company that traces its foundation to 1160. The Tsuen...

Sitting at the base of Ko-yama, in an area of Kyoto said for centuries to be a gateway for malign and evil spirits and demons to enter...