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Wakkanai (pt 2)
13 августа 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Aug. 13th: Back in Wakkanai. Had some ramen and gyoza at a local restaurant, typical counter seating (but also with a tatami room in the back), Japanese baseball game on TV, smoky atmosphere. Then took a nice stroll to Ryotoku-ji, which was all lit up with lanterns, and then through Chuo Shopping Arcade and back. The shopping arcade is interesting since it’s mostly completely abandoned for the past two years. It’s currently lined with tens (or possibly hundreds) of thousands of paper cranes.

Aug. 14th: Visiting a few last-minute spots around Wakkanai. The northernmost end of the JR line, the Pokémon manhole cover (“Pokefuta”), Wakkanai Karafuto Museum, and Fukuko Market. It sounds like a lot, but even with stopping for coffee, it’s been maybe an hour and a half.

I actually highly recommend the Karafuto Museum. It’s a beautiful serene space with incredible photographs documenting the history of Japan up to the 50th parallel; on the first floor, there are replica old-style shopfronts and displays of antiques, vintage toys, and posters (Godzilla v. Mothra, anyone?).Читать далее
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Arashiyama Monkey Park
26 августа 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Because who doesn’t love snow monkeys?!
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Путешественник just waiting for someone to give him a coin to take a look through the telescope
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Amanohashidate
27 августа 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
A beautiful sandbar/land bridge that is #2 of the Three Views of Japan, which, according to Wikipedia, is “the canonical list of Japan's three most celebrated scenic sights, attributed to 1643 and scholar Hayashi Gahō.” I did walk across the entire 3.6-km length. Unfortunately, I did not see Kaisen Bridge in action (the middle section up and turns to let boats pass in/out of Miyazu Bay). The chairlift up to the viewpoint (and amusement park) was awesome.

Anastasha and I also saw the floating torii at Miyajima a few years ago, which is #3 on the list. #1 is Matsushima, a group of islands in Miyagi Prefecture. Perhaps the subject of a future trip?Читать далее
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Ine no Funaya
27 августа 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Ins is a small fishing village in the Tango Peninsula (“Kyoto by the sea”). Here you will find about 230 charming boathouses (funaya)—a designated Group of Historic Buildings—that sit right along the water (helping to make Ine one of “The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan”).Читать далее
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ПутешественникThis. I must go move here immediately.
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Hōkan-ji and Kiyomizu-dera
28 августа 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Hōkan-ji is a super popular spot for photographers. I’ve been here a view times but never able to get a shot without any people. But trust me, there were at least 15 people behind relatively close behind me. And some with some rather ridiculous tripods and camera setups.

Next day, Kiyomizu-dera: I’ve seen at night before, but oddly enough I haven’t actually visited despite it being one of the [many] iconic spots in Kyoto. Unfortunately all I took was this one blurry photo that you can’t even really see the wooden scaffolding from.

Oh, and there was a Pokéfuta sort of near here (well not really, it in Maruyama Park by Yasaka Shrine). I got matcha ice cream and watched a heron-egret thing eat a dragonfly.Читать далее
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Konchi-in Temple
28 августа 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Apparently there’s an amazing eight-windowed tea room here, and a fun half-door you crawl through to get in? But it costs extra to see that and I wasn’t sure when that part is open. The Zen garden was really nice though, especially later once the simmering sun went back behind some clouds.Читать далее
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Keage Incline and Suirokaku Water Bridge
28 августа 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
According to Google Maps, “this raised bridge aqueduct from the 1890s had a series of arches & transports water from Lake Biwa.” It’s located near Nanzen-ji, and if you explore the area (and read random reviews left for nearby landmarks), you’ll find that you can hike along the old canal to the first commercial hydroelectric plant in Japan, which is apparently visited by tanooki at night.Читать далее
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Ayanoteruhaotsuri
7 сентября 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Aya Teruha Suspension Bridge. Super high, nice views, blah blah blah. On the other side, I saw a sign warning of “land leeches” and now that’s all I want to know about. I guess they’re an invasive species?? Sorry I didn’t take a picture of the smiling cartoon leech on the sign :(Читать далее
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ПутешественникLand leeches??! Are those like land dolphins?
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Udo Shrine
10 сентября 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Shrine in a cave! Throw an undama clay ball into the masugata on Kameoshi rock to make a wish—men must throw with their left hands (how unfair!). I’m not really sure what all those words mean, I’m just pulling info from the Nichinan city website. Anyway, it was a beautiful cave and the rocky shoreline has some great features.Читать далее
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Takachiho Gorge
11 сентября 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Wish Anastasha was here so we could try the rowboat. Ah, to see the average-of-80-meter precipices of columnar jointing, the result of fast-cooling lava and natural erosion. And the pretty waterfalls, etc.Читать далее
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Amanoiwato Shrine
11 сентября 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
*Another* shrine in cave! A short peaceful walk along a river. Not enough people were looking at the river! It was really nice!
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ПутешественникNever heard of shrines in caves before, that’s really cool!
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Sobo-Katamuki-Okue Biosphere Reserve
11 сентября 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Designated by UNESCO in 2017, the Sobo-Katamuki-Okue Biosphere Reserve protects a number of rare species (Japanese serow, Sobo salamander, giant Japanese beech) while locals continue to harvest natural resources sustainably: terraced rice, timber (some for bamboo work), shiitake mushrooms, and star anise. The granite-faced Mount Okue (Wakuzuka) is perhaps the most breathtaking peak in the region. Unfortunately, it’s a 10-hr roundtrip hike that, even in good weather, would be quite challenging. Hopefully I’ll return to make the hike some day.

This picture is of Gokase River in the transition zone (which lies outside the buffer area and core protected zone). It was *not* an easy shot to take from the highway (the only walkway on Tenma Bridge is on the north side).Читать далее
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Devil’s Washboard (Aoshima)
11 сентября 2022 г., Япония ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Aoshima is surrounded by wave-like rocks that arose through the natural erosion of alternating bands of “sand rock and mud rock” after forming 24 to 2 million years ago and being inclined and uplifted from the ocean floor. (I am not a geologist, so I don’t really know for sure.)

Caught in a downpour but still an incredible sight. Actually really glad I made the 3-hr drive not once *but twice* because the first time I came at high tide and couldn’t see anything.Читать далее
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Путешественник Love this shot at the beginning of the video, with the tori and seeing a little bit of everything.
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Fuku-Haku Deai Bridge
15 октября 2022 г., Япония ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Naka River at night. Haven’t had a lot of time to go anywhere lately, but I needed a break so I grabbed my camera and went downtown.
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Hakata Pier and Benten Bridge
30 октября 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
ПутешественникLove that little tunnel!
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Kisarazu/Kazuma Beach Clam Digging Place
4 ноября 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
City with views of Mt. Fuji and an economy based on fishing, agriculture, and industry and connected to Kawasaki and Yokohama via the Aqua Line tunnel-bridge across Tokyo Bay. I also walked across Nakanoshimao Bridge. Windy. Nice views.

Sunset pictures are really messed up from Penguins’s compression algorithm. I’ve had issues with this in the past but never this bad. The photo with the actual sun setting is also on my Facebook (looks a lot better there).Читать далее
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Hijiribashi
5 ноября 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Hijiri Bridge spans the Kanda River and overlooks Ochanomizu Station with Akihabara/Electric Town in the background. This is a very popular photo spot since it catches the intersection of the Marunouchi Line (Metro) and the Chūō and Chūō-Sōbu Lines (JR East). I spent about an hour and a half on the bridge and saw all three lines cross simultaneously a couple times. It does take some patience, though.Читать далее
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Itoshima Agriculture
23 ноября 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Half-day bus tour organized by Agricolab Itoshima to visit small farms in the area and meet the farmers. I saw asparagus, strawberries, green onion, more vegetables (radish, cabbage, etc.), and cows (“meat vegetables”). Since the tour was entirely in Japanese, I didn’t really learn much, but there were lots of nice vegetables to stare at for 40 minutes at a time.Читать далее
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Fukuoka Tower
29 ноября 2022 г., Япония ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Oyamazumijinjaato Park and Atago Shrine have great views of Fukuoka Tower, which, right now, has special snowflake lights for Christmas. While the hill is mostly surrounded by quiet residential streets (making for a really peaceful walk in the rain!), it’s also close to the famed Meinohama Driving School (okay maybe not famous but I hear ads for it all the time on the bus). It was fun to walk by at night, even in the rain there were a few cars and motorbikes running through the sprawling practice course (with a few attendants standing in the rain, conducting the classroom traffic under their translucent umbrellas).Читать далее
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ПутешественникThe tower looks like a big present!
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Fukuoka City Zoo
4 декабря 2022 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
At ¥600 a ticket, the Fukuoka City Zoo is an inexpensive way to spend a few hours. Set in a hilly, forested area of the city, it features a diversity of animals including giraffe, monkeys, etc. There are also rarer animals including bearcats and endangered Tsushima leopard cats. Maybe the most unique were the Asian small-claw otters, some of which like to grab onto a handing rope with their mouth and just… spin. Without stopping. For minutes on end, over and over. While some of the animal habitats are quite old (and too small), most of the critters seemed to be in high spirits—except for maybe the monkeys, which are smarter, I suppose. Anyway, I’d rate this a pretty good zoo overall.Читать далее
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Kuramae Bridge, “Sundial,” & Tokyo Tower
3 февраля 2023 г., Япония
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Gunkanjima
26 февраля 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Hashima Island is an abandoned mining colony on a small, narrow island built up with towering sea walls and apartment blocks (hence the nickname “battleship island” [Gunkanjima]). The original island was only about 1/3 of its current size, which is why you’ll often hear it called an “artificial” island. Anyway, after operating for about 100 years, the coal mine was closed in 1974 (as energy demand switched to oil), and the buildings were left to crumble.

In 2009, the entry ban was lifted and tourism began. You can walk a short, fixed route to observe the history and witness the forces of nature. The boat only lands ~60% of the time, or less, since the island faces the open sea and the dock is… not ideal. I felt a bit disconcerted since all the schoolkids were wearing lifejackets, but I think they’re required to regardless.

The site is an important example of the Meiji-era industrial revolution in Japan, when coal, iron, and steel fueled shipbuilding, and was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015 (nominated in 2008). However, there’s a lot of controversy since many of the miners were brought from Korea and China and forced to work.Читать далее
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Nagasaki
26 февраля 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
A few days in Nagasaki. Started out by visiting Sanno Shrine and the One-Legged Torii Gate that was miraculously left standing after the bombing. Continued along some back roads until I reached the memorial park at the hypocenter, marked by a black monument. There is also a beautiful sculpture marking the 50th anniversary. Finally I visited the Shiritsu Shiroyama Elementary School, part of which was preserved and turned into a museum.

For lunch, I got delicious soba with and on the walk back I saw a funny sign about not feeding the street cats. Afterwards, I visited Urakami Cathedral to see the remains of the bell tower that was sheared off and the Bombed Mary. Then I went to the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, which was very different from the museum in Hiroshima (not as modern and different focus).

The next day I saw Gunkanjima (different footprint) and later for dinner, I had really amazing tonkatsu at the Katsushika restaurant. Then I wandered around the Dutch slope area as it got dark.

On my last day, I explore the Ryoma street area, and there were great views from the hill there. Finally, I went to the other side of the city, taking the ropeway up Mount Inasa for one of the “three major night views of Japan” (and one of the top-rated night views in the entire world). At the viewing observatory, you can also get coffee and burritos (or, alternatively, you can dine at their fancy restaurant).Читать далее
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Himeji Castle
1 апреля 2023 г., Япония
Peak cherry blossoms. Way too sunny.
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Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park
1 апреля 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Memorial park in remembrance of the 1995 earthquake.
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