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…
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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…
The residence that I stayed in while on Miyajima was a place called Miyajima Guest House Mikuniya. I had lodged here in 2017 since it…
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The rain continued to pour down as I climbed the stairs to Senjokaku Hall, which is also known as Hokoku Shrine. Senjokaku’s name translates to…
Continue reading → Miyajima 2019: Senjokaku Hall, aka Hokoku Shrine (千畳閣)
I had arrived on Miyajima late in the day but I was spending the night there and got to see the island after dark. The…
Not far from the city of Hiroshima is the famous island of Miyajima. The island’s official name is Itsukushima but everyone calls it Miyajima, which…
When I arrived at Mataichi Salt Maker I saw there were several people there that had pugs with them. I’m guessing they were part of…
The next stage of my journey across Japan and Korea took me to the city of Fukuoka on the Japanese mainland. Fukuoka is the most…
With the Korean part of my 2019 trip over we now move into the next part of my journey, which took me to the Japanese…
While walking around Gyeongju you’ll no doubt notice that there are a lot of small hills throughout the town. These are actually burial mounds from…
