More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  As I walked into the outskirts of Gobo City in Wakayama I came across some abandoned railway tracks. A few minutes later I arrived at Nish...

  Okuizumo is the region of Shimane wherein is set one of the most swell known of the Izumo myths, the slaying of the 8-headed serpent Yamat...

  When I am not sleeping out for the night I always look for the cheapest type of accommodation possible, so I was delighted to find Blue Tr...

After leaving Kosenji Temple I face a dilemma in choosing my route. The next temple is almost directly north of where I am, but that i...

Kyushu Railway History Museum The Kyushu Railway History Museum is located right next to  Mojiko Station in Kitakyushu. Housed in t...

On the other side of the railway tracks to Taga Shrine in Nogata, Fukuoka,  is a small museum on the local coal industry called the Noga...

One more manhole cover in Yuda Onsen features the white fox, this time in combination with one of the last steam trains in Japan, the Yamagu...

These are five websites that I access regularly, and for those living in Japan, or those interested in visiting, they all offer valuable inf...