Anamori Inari
1. Mai 2022 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Pretty tired but it feels unbelievable to be wandering the streets of Tokyo again. Stumbled upon Anamori Inari Jinja, which had rows and rows of the tiniest cutest torii I’ve ever seen!
Sakurai Futamigauri & Northern Itoshima
7. Mai 2022 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Spent the day biking around the northern part of Itoshima peninsula. Stopped at a small seaside restaurant for red sea bream and chazuke (pour green tea over the rice).
Yanai’s Paper Goldfish
14. Mai 2022 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The Town of White Walls is like taking a walk back in time. This peaceful, quiet street is lined with traditional Edo-style merchant houses and shops, all painted in white. And apparently the goldfishWeiterlesen
Tokuyama (Yamaguchi Prefecture)
14. Mai 2022 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Staying a couple nights in Tokuyama while exploring the surrounding area. Wandered into a neighborhood ramen shop, extremely small, just a few bar-style seats. The husband and wife running the shopWeiterlesen
Iwakuno’s Cormorant Training Facility
15. Mai 2022 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
There’s a lot I can probably write about the history of this region, like how Kintai bridge is one of the most beautiful and famous footbridges in Japan. But I think instead I’ll focus on theWeiterlesen
Sato Cape, Kasado Island (Kudamatsu)
15. Mai 2022 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Apparently this is one of the best places to see the sunset in Japan, but I caught the 17:40 train back to Tokuyama and didn’t stay.
Ohori/Maizuru Park
28. Mai 2022 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Japanese garden, azaleas still blooming, and a short hike up to the ruins of Fukuoka castle.
1,400 wind chimes
15. Juli 2022 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Makemake Furin (wind chime) Matsuri festival. Dōgaku-ji, Ishii, Japan.
Now with one more wind chime.
Anan, Tokushima
16. Juli 2022 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Tokushima Castle Ruins and Central Park
17. Juli 2022 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
“We keep these water birds around this moat.
They are creatures, not eatable.
Do not catch.
Take good care of them!”
Okayama Korakuen
17. Juli 2022 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Osu Shopping District
21. Juli 2022 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Nagoya Castle and Honmaru Palace
21. Juli 2022 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Inu Jinja
22. Juli 2022 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Rub the pup’s belly for an easier childbirth.
Kiyosu Castle
22. Juli 2022 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Kiyosu Castle was built between in the early 1400s, but this 1989 reconstruction is likely not accurate since there are no records of the original castle’s design. Regardless, it’s a stunningWeiterlesen
Pokémon Fossil Museum
23. Juli 2022 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
A special exhibit currently hosted by the Toyohashi Museum of Natural History.
Atsuta Jinju
24. Juli 2022 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
According to Wikipedia, this long-revered Shinto shrine was established during the reign of Emperor Keikō (71–130) and ranks alongside the Grand Shrine of Ise. It was right off the Meitetsu line soWeiterlesen
Tokoname (A Whisker Away)
24. Juli 2022 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
The movie A Whisker Away was set in this small pottery town.
Wakkanai
6. August 2022 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Hokkaido used to be closely connected to southern Karafuto (by ferry), but was lost to Russia around the end of WWII (and is presently Sakhalin). Wakkanai Park contains a number of memorials to thoseWeiterlesen
Cape Sōya
7. August 2022 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Technically, according to Wikipedia, “Japan's northernmost point is disputed, because Japan considers it to be on Iturup [one of the southern Kuril islands], an island de facto governed byWeiterlesen
Cape Noshappu
7. August 2022 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Besides the idiot doing yoga on the wall behind the dolphin-clock statue (which wasn’t really that photoworthy anyway), and what I suspect was highly overpriced umi don (raw sea urchin/rice bowl),Weiterlesen
Fuji Wildlife Area
8. August 2022 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
Mount Rishiri
9. August 2022 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Roughly 9-hour roundtrip hike up an extinct stratovolcano (el. 1,721 m or 5,646 ft; last eruption: 5830 BC). I took the main Oshidomari hiking trail just short of the summit. I wanted to takeWeiterlesen
Cape Tour Course
11. August 2022 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
A beautiful hike along the northwestern coast of Rebun. Took the bus to Cape Sukoton, enjoyed a coffee and some kelp ice cream with a nice view of Todojima, and then hiked south along the coast, at aWeiterlesen
Momoiwa
12. August 2022 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
“Momoiwa” translates to “peach rock.” This whole hike in the southern tip of Rebun (the “Momoiwa Observatory Shiretoko Course”) was incredibly beautiful and full of wildflowers. I didWeiterlesen







































































































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