Ozu River, Ozu, Japan

Our favourite place to sit and relax in Ozu, this riverside area was idyllic. To the left the castle tops the hill, shrouded in trees. In front, the expansive river and then mountains in the distance.Read more
Our favourite place to sit and relax in Ozu, this riverside area was idyllic. To the left the castle tops the hill, shrouded in trees. In front, the expansive river and then mountains in the distance.Read more
We happened to find a charming tea shop where we learned about and brewed high-quality sencha tea. It was delicious.
We walked around the historical part of town, enjoying the ambience.
Then weRead more
Today, my goal was to make a daytrip further south to visit Uwajima, specifically the Taga-Shrine that can be found there. It is one of the only two remaining Shrines that are dedicated to sexuality.Read more
A fun castle to explore, and our main activity for the day in the relaxed Ozu! It had been rebuilt only around 20 years ago, but it had been excellently done. The craftsmanship was superb, and it feltRead more
Lovely little Ozu town is out of the western tourist route usually, so although we did see some other westerners there (to Luke's disdain) we still got some odd looks and double takes.
It wasRead more
As we checked into our ryokan the owner told us that there was fireworks by the castle that evening, which immediately peaked our interest.
Unfortunately that was the end of the information weRead more
75km and 520m ascent today and the sun came out - hooray! Started by going through the suburbs of Matsuyama and then out into the open and up into the hills, or, one big punishing hill and then a longRead more
This is one of the quintessential Japanese gardens. Not the most famous one but definitely a beautiful example. I go early so I can leave my pack in the house. There is nobody in the gardens and I'mRead more
A morning train, an Anpanman train no less, took us from Yawatahama to Ozu for our next castle. It's a small one but a good one. Part of the town is preserved as it was in the samurai period.
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Great photo!!!
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Lesser spotted Luke!!
Traveler Out in the open! He said it looked like he's pissing in the river, which I can guarantee he wasn't lol
Traveler I didn’t think that at all!!!
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Wow!