More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Friday February 21st 2014 The sun may or may not be up as I head out of Obama and take the road north along the coast of Tachibana Bay. Loom...

  Heading north from the hot spring resort of Obama along the coast of Tachibana Bay I followed a coastal road, route 201. It turns out it w...

  A Walk Around Kyushu  Day 62 Shimabara to Obama Thursday February 20th 2014 I'm up early to another fine day with clear blue skies, ...

  Obama Onsen is a small. coastal hot spring resort on the West coast of the Shimabara Peninsula in Nagasaki, Kyushu. I stayed in a small. f...

  Obama Shrine is the main shrine of the small, coastal hot spring resort of Obama on Tachibana Bay in Nagasaki. The current shrine building...

  There is nothing more pleasing after a long day of walking than being able to take off your hiking boots and socks and soak your feet in h...

  Coming down from Unzen Hot Springs towards Obama on the coast of Tachibana Bay, the road is steep and without any settlements until just a...