More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Takatori Koreyoshi (1850-1927) is described as a coal baron as he ran the successfil Kishima coal mine. In 1904 he built a big residence n...

  Meriken Park is a waterfront park in Kobe that is a major tourist attraction because of the many tourist sites in the vicinity. The BE KOB...

  While walking in central Karatsu I came across Uzememon no Yakata and as it had free entry went inside. It is a type of community centre f...

  The Izumo Mansion was formerly the residence of the Ezumi family, a wealthy farming family of the Izumo region. Their main house was disma...

  On my last day in Sasebo I went back and visited the recently redeveloped port and harbour area. I had been based in Sasebo for a week and...