Exploring Japan 2/6

Sunday Seaside Search

So apparently Tokushima is a port city. We have not yet seen the sea, so we did the sensible thing - follow the river! We were racing the...

We really wanted to explore the stunning Koboke and Oboke gorges. Hiking in this heat, without maps, in rural Japan may be a little bit...

So we decided to scale Mt Bizan just next to us. We may have cheated a little. Find it was pretty easy - handy English signs were a nice...

SO we explored the new house to find it FULL of surprises! Very traditional, and we feel pretty luck right now to have found such a gem...

On the move again! We said goodbye to Tokyo/Makuhari Hongo and we started our long country crossing. Some of the train varieties are...

There is a small tucked away Fire station offering emergency training. We decide to go and get 'prepped' as far as possible in Japanese,...

Nobody says no to a trip to disney. Everything is themed, the magic is alive the minute you hit the station. Then you reach the most...

A shrine to Japanese Water Goblins complete with preserved body parts. So it sounds kind of creepy. In reality Sougenji Kappa-Dera temple...

Another trip to Tokyo! This time to see the Imperial Palace. We stopped off for a quick picnic in the water fountain park. Then a long...

A short post for a lovely day. Yuriko is a lovely lady who takes people into her home to teach some Japanese recipes. What a great idea!...