Uchiko 2019: The Yokaichi District (八日市)
A bit before midday I caught an express train heading south from Matsuyama into the interior of Shikoku. About 25 minutes later I got off…
A bit before midday I caught an express train heading south from Matsuyama into the interior of Shikoku. About 25 minutes later I got off…
My first morning in Matsuyama began in an unusual way. While getting ready for the day I turned on the TV in my apartment to…
When my time in the Okayama region had come to an end I got on a train heading south to the island of Shikoku, which…
During my slow march westwards back towards Tokyo I made a few detours and soon I’ll be sharing photos and stories from the one that…
Continue reading → Japan-Korea 2019: Detouring down to Shikoku
While I was exploring the Okayama region I was staying at a guesthouse in one of the suburbs just south of Okayama. Normally I don’t…
Continue reading → Okayama 2019: My guesthouse in the Okayama region
My cycling journey across the Kibi Plain continued as I steadily moved westward along the bicycle route (for part 1, see the previous post here).…
Continue reading → Okayama 2019: Bicycling the Kibi Plain, part 2
While I was in the Okayama region I traveled about 10 minutes north of the city to take a long bicycle ride across the Kibi…
Continue reading → Okayama 2019: Bicycling the Kibi Plain, part 1
The first of my two trips out of Okayama was to the town of Kurashiki, which is about 15 minutes east of Okayama by train.…
Recently I checked this website’s statistics and it looks like I’ve officially reached 300 subscribers. I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has…
Okayama’s two largest attractions are conveniently right by each other so once I had left Okayama Castle I would only need to walk a short…