More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Accommodation When I am walking around Japan I am on a serious budget. For accommodation, I often sleep out, called nojuku in Japanese. ...

Saigoku Pilgrimage Saturday, March 5th, 2016 and I leave Seiganto-ji, the first temple on the Saigoku Pilgrimage. It was not originally...

Japan Sea Coast Leaving Shiota I walk through the tunnel that carries route 9. The "sidewalk" is about 20 cms wide. Fortunatel...

I suspect the fishing harbour at Watazu was busier in days gone by. It was big enough to have an ice-making facility, though it is possi...

At what I would say was the point where the Gonokawa river bank ends and the coast begins is a large rocky cliff and several smaller roc...

For my latest walking exploration I have decided to stay somewhat local and explore the coast of the Japan Sea. How long is the coast of...

I believe this gentleman was digging clams, but it could have been some other type of shellfish or creature. It was in the Fukushima Riv...

By the afternoon of my first day walking the Shodoshima Pilgrimage I had done a loop around the peninsula, passed my ryokan, and crossed...

Around the old castle ruins in Obi is an area of former samurai residences. Closest to the castle were the highest ranking samurai, movi...

The first prize winner at this years Isshiki Kazari competition in Hirata near Izumo was a tableau representing the Horanenya festival i...