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Okayama 2019: Okayama Castle (岡山城)

After my short stay in Bitchu-Takahashi I came down from the mountains to the city of Okayama in the southeastern part of Chugoku. Okayama is…

In the morning I set out to visit the main thing I had come to Bitchu-Takahashi to see: Matsuyama Castle, which is also known as…

On my arrival day in Bitchu-Takahashi I paid a visit to Raikyuji Temple up in the northern part of town. Raikyuji is a Zen temple…

After finishing up at Matsue Castle I departed Matsue in the early afternoon and headed deep into the interior of the Chugoku region of Japan.…

The next morning I returned to Matsue Castle to see it one more time before I left Matsue. I had seen some of the castle…

While I was staying in Matsue I tried out another Japanese drink that I had never seen before. This one was called Calpis Soda and…

When I got back to Matsue from Izumo the rain was still coming down and I stayed indoors for about an hour until it stopped.…

Just a couple minutes walk from Izumo Taisha is the Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo. As you can guess by the name, the museum is…

The next phase of my journey across Japan brought me to the northern part of Chugoku where I would be visiting the towns of Matsue…

I was unfortunately out of time on Miyajima and needed to continue my journey across Japan, so I grabbed my backpack and headed to the…