More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Senjyuin Temple to the northeast of Matsue Castle is a hidden cherry blossom viewing spot. The temple was moved here from Gassan Toda, the...

Cherry blossom viewing, Ohanami in Japanese, has been going on recently, though with somewhat less of the usual drunken revelry found in...

Origunally called Agata Castle, Nobeoka castle was never very big and didn't even have a keep, ony a three-story turret that only la...

This is somewhat how I felt on the morning of my eleventh day of walking around Kyushu. After 2 days of miserable, grey, drizzly weather...

Now that several months have passed since the cherry blossom viewing season its time for me to post on the subject. I am not a huge f...

Time for the obligatory cherry blossom pictures...... I don't have to go far for Ohanami..... after we moved into our house we p...

A friend in a nearby village has started raising a small flock of sheep and we went up to visit while they started the shearing. Good job I ...

Well,.. the sakura are in full bloom now, and still no sign of blue tarps! I've come to the conclusion that Ohanami is pretty much a thi...