More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  Before moving to Japan I had lived many years in a desert environment, so one of the most different and dramatic landscapes I encountered ...

After visiting Shinguuzenji Temple I headed east up the valley towards  the next  pilgrimage temple. The mist and fog was still th...

On the fortieth day of my walk around Kyushu I woke at first light and brushed the thick coating of frost off my bag and quickly headed ...

Unkai is a Japanese word that refers to a "Sea of Clouds". When the conditions are right, usually late Autumn/early Winter, Va...

I started my 18th day along the Kyushu Pilgrimage just across the border into Miyazaki. I started to follow one of the branches of the K...