Amanohashidate 2019: Crossing the Sandbar
Having viewed the Amanohashidate sandbar from on high, it was now time to cross it on foot. After visiting Chionji Temple I started at the…
Continue reading → Amanohashidate 2019: Crossing the Sandbar
Having viewed the Amanohashidate sandbar from on high, it was now time to cross it on foot. After visiting Chionji Temple I started at the…
Continue reading → Amanohashidate 2019: Crossing the Sandbar
When I left Osaka in the morning I took a train to Kyoto but upon arrival at Kyoto Station I didn’t immediately head to my…
Continue reading → Amanohashidate 2019: Amanohashidate View Land
Getting out of bed on my final morning in Itoshima proved to be a difficult battle, both because of the previous day’s long cycling trip…
Continue reading → Itoshima 2019: One last visit to the beach
On my last evening in Itoshima I went down to the beach again and this time I finally got something close to an actual sunset.…
After leaving Mataichi Salt Maker I bicycled for about an hour and then took a break at Niginohama Beach on the north shore of the…
Continue reading → Itoshima 2019: Watching the surfers at Niginohama Beach
Near the western tip of the Itoshima Peninsula I came to a stop at Mataichi Salt Maker, which is also sometimes called the Salt Factory.…
Continue reading → Itoshima 2019: Mataichi Salt Maker, aka Salt Factory
On my second full day in Itoshima I’d spend most of my time cycling around the Itoshima Peninsula. My rental bicycle (pictured above) didn’t have…
Continue reading → Itoshima 2019: The 8-hour cycling adventure begins
My first evening in Itoshima was stormy but on the second evening the rain had stopped and the clouds were finally starting to clear out.…
At the midpoint of my journey across Japan and Korea I arrived in Itoshima, which is a region just west of Fukuoka on the island…
Continue reading → Itoshima 2019: My neighborhood in Itoshima
On my way back towards Naha I stopped for a short visit at Mibaru Beach. Located on the southeastern shore of the island, Mibaru is…
Continue reading → Okinawa 2019: A quick stop at Mibaru Beach