More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Finally got around to finishing some more masks. This first one is a small Hannya. Made quite a few but the large Hannya are more popula...

Late afternoon on Sunday 25th of November, 2012, I arrived in the small port town of Kunisaki on the East coast of the Kunisaki Peninsul...

For the last few days I have  been walking across the Amakusa Islands in Kumamoto. Today I joined a dolphin watching boat tour. Sev...

On the afternoon of my 20th day walking the Kyushu Pilgrimage  I passed under a large torii that straddled the road, and soon came into ...

Uzume Mask It has been a very long time since I finished any masks , but the last few weeks I have been hard at it. Most of my older blo...

Tomorrow, 3rd of March is Hina Matsuri and Yoko has set up her collection. She got them from her mother who got them from her mother, so...

Alate afternnon shot of Tatara Bridge which connects Omishima Island with Ikuchijima Island along the Shimanami Kaido that connects Shik...

Happy New year to you all. In the Chinese system adopted by the Japanese this is the year of the boar, and this is my favorite view of o...

Chichi Sugi, which translates as Boob Cedar is an 800 year old tree on the slopes of Mount Daimanji on Dogo, the biggest of the Oki Isla...

On the 20th day of my walk around Kyushu I was attracted to splashes of color on a hillside. This was Tsunomaki Shrine, and the hillside...