More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Hiso Natural Arch Hiso Domon translates literally as the "cave gate of Hiso", but in English we would call it a natural arch. It w...

Kushijima Kushijima is a small uninhabited islet at the mouth of the entrance to the World Heritage Site ports of Yunotsu and Okidomari. It...

Yunotsu Japan Travel Early morning on Oct 15th 2019 and I start the third day of my walk along the Japan Sea Coast exploring as many of the ...

  To get from Kamano Beach in Fukumitsu to Yunotsu there is no coast road and so I have to head over a small group of hills. It's only a...

Okidomari, near Yunotsu, is one of the sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage site connected to the Iwami Ginzan silver mine. It is...

I am a huge fan of kagura, and have seen hundreds and hundreds of dances over the years, most, but not all, Iwami kagura from my local a...