More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Nima, a small town on the coast of Shimane is probably most famous nowadays for its unusual Sand Museum dedicated to the singing sands o...

  From Maji, the village that has Kotogahama Beach , to Nima, the next settlement up the coast, there is no coastal road and so the road ri...

  Mid-January, 2013, early morning along the Shio River in Nima and the start of day 4 of my walk along the Iwami Kannon pilgrimage. The nex...

  These shots were all taken inside the largest pyramid at the Sand Museum in Nima, Shimane. Suspended above your head is the largest sand t...

Nima Sand Museum Japan I have posted on the Nima Sand Museum before, but it was a long time ago, and the posts no longer have photos. It is ...

Takuno to Nima Takuno is a small fishing port that I visited late on the third day of my walk along the Iwami Kannon Pilgrimage, my local Ka...

While walking the Iwami 33 Kannon Pilgrimage I was able to revisit many places I had been before. There were of course some new things...