More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Monday, March 24th, 2014, and I take the first train out of Sasebo heading north. The sun comes up as I am approaching Hizen Nagano from whe...

  The Izumo Cultural Heritage Museum is a must-visit site for those interested in Japanese gardens. As well as a fine example of an Izumo-s...

  The Izumo Mansion was formerly the residence of the Ezumi family, a wealthy farming family of the Izumo region. Their main house was disma...

  On my last day in Sasebo I went back and visited the recently redeveloped port and harbour area. I had been based in Sasebo for a week and...

  Awa Ikeda was in important transport and trading hub on the Yoshino River in what is now Miyoshi City in Tokushima on Shikoku. This very l...