Takamatsu 2019: Mt Yashima (屋島)
From nearby the Shikoku Mura parking lot I took a bus up to the top of Mt Yashima. The top of the mountain has a…
From nearby the Shikoku Mura parking lot I took a bus up to the top of Mt Yashima. The top of the mountain has a…
In the morning I rode a train to the eastern end of Takamatsu and got off close to Mt Yashima. I was there to visit…
Towards the northern end of the preserved street in the Yokaichi District of Uchiko you can find the Kamihaga Residence. This property was once the…
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…
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…
Continue reading → Izumo 2019: Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo (島根県立古代出雲歴史博物館)
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…
My last bit of sightseeing in Dazaifu was at the ruins of the former government offices. Dazaifu used to be the political center of the…
Up on a hill in the eastern part of Dazaifu is the Kyushu National Museum. This is the newest of Japan’s four national museums, having…
Continue reading → Dazaifu 2019: Kyushu National Museum (九州国立博物館)
Around mid-afternoon I paid a visit to the Okinawa Prefectural Museum. There are actually two museums inside the building—a history museum and an art museum—and…
Continue reading → Naha 2019: Okinawa Prefectural Museum (沖縄県立博物館)
As the sun was going down I managed to get in a final bit of sightseeing in Gyeongju by visiting Tumuli Park. Also known as…
Continue reading → Gyeongju 2019: Tumuli Park (Daereungwon Tomb Complex)