More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  As of this posting, we are "enjoying" an unusually early cold and snowy spell, so these images are for the rest of you in the no...

  After leaving the confines of Tomogaura there is a long stretch of nice beach that stretches about one and a half kilometrers. Kotogahama...

Ishigaki 石垣島 Ishigaki Island is officially part of Okinawa, though it lies closer to Taiwan than to the main island of Okinawa. It is one of...

  About one kilometer further on from Imaura Harbour, I reached the beach at Fukumitsu. On a sunny day, when the sky is blue, the calm sea ...

Taketomi Taketomi Island, a small island a few kilometers from the larger Ishigaki island in what is now Okinawa Prefecture, is a very popul...

Japan has almost 30,000 kilometers of coastline, which ranks it 7th in the world, so it is not surprising that it has thousands of coast...

Isotake Beach Day three of my walk along the Iwami Kannon Pilgrimage, and to get from the outskirts of the village of Isotake to the har...

Asari Beach The second leg of my walk exploring the beaches and coves of the Japan Sea coast began at Asari, with its white sand beach. ...