More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Mine, pronounced mee-nay, is located roughly in the middle of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Though called a city, with about 20,000 people spread ...

  There is not a lot left of Mihara Castle, but what is left is somewhat striking. I arrived in Mihara at the end of day 12 of my walk along...

  Nagasaki Holland Village, built in 1983, was the predecessor to Huis Ten Bosch, the massive theme park at the northern end of Omura Bay in...

  One of the benefits of walking everywhere rather than using a faster method of travel is that you get to see things you would miss if you ...

  Giravanz is the local soccer team in Kitakyushu that lay at the stadium in Kokura. Their mascot is a seagull named Wavy. Matsu Beach is on...

Saga Manholes While walking from Kurume to Saga on day 56 of my walk along the Ky ushu  pilgrimage I took sna ps of any manhole covers I enc...

Saturday, January 4th 2014 It's still dark when I leave my hotel and walk to Kurume Station. I take a train north across the river towa...