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…
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Takamatsu 2019: Ogijima Island (男木島)
With my little detour to Takamatsu Castle concluded, I walked to the city’s port and boarded a ferry going out into the inland sea. Downtown…
Matsue 2019: Matsue Castle (松江城)
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…
Itoshima 2019: The wedded rocks of Futamigaura
A few more miles of cycling along the coastal road brought me to the wedded rocks of Futamigaura, which would be my final sightseeing stop…
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Dazaifu 2019: Tenmangu Shrine (太宰府天満宮)
During my stay in Fukuoka I took a day trip down to Dazaifu, a small town about 15 kilometers to the southeast. Long ago Dazaifu…
Fukuoka 2019: Kushida Shrine (櫛田神社)
A storm was passing through Fukuoka and I ducked into Kushida Shrine to get out of the rain for a minute. Kushida was founded the…
Jeonju 2019: Gyeonggijeon Shrine (경기전)
Across the street from Jeondong Cathedral is Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeonju’s most important historic site. The shrine honors King Taejo, the founder of Korea’s Joseon Dynasty…
Hiraizumi 2019: Walking across town
While there are buses in Hiraizumi, I decided to walk from Motsuji Temple to my next destination in town. Part of this was because my…
Nikko 2019: Futarasan Shrine (二荒山神社)
A path lined with stone lanterns connects Toshogu Shrine and the nearby Futarasan Shrine. There are actually three shrines named Futarasan in the greater Nikko…
Nikko 2019: An Evening Walk
I arrived in the mountain town of Nikko late in the day after first taking a shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo Station to the city…
