More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

The manhole cover of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi shows a Fugu, a Pufferfish. Famous as an expensive and very poisonous delicacy in Japan, it is...

This is my beautiful wife Yoko. While there are countless reasons for me to thank her, in this instance I'd like to thank her for all t...

The Kaikyo Dramaship (kaikyo means straits) is located in Mojiko on the Kyushu side of the narrow Kammon Straits that seperate Kyushu from H...

Suise -en is built on a strip of land dividing two ancient ponds at the base of Mount Miwa in Nara. It is on the yamanobenomichi. I can find...

Conforming to the group, and not standing out from the crowd, are attributes much cherished in Japan. And so it is also for the statues. The...

Our new tunnel will shorten our drive down the river to Gotsu by a little more than 200 meters. Being straight the tunnel will also be more ...

We are getting a new tunnel!!! This will make the drive to Gotsu at least 15 seconds quicker. Well worth the billions of yen it's costi...

There are a lot of tunnels in Japan. Not surprising really considering how mountainous it is. The Japanese have become the worlds experts on...

Shimenawa, the sacred ropes demarcating sacred space, are traditionally made of rice straw. In recent times plastic has started to be used s...

One of the smartest things I ever did was put in a woodstove. Combined with the insulation and draughtproofing I've done it has meant th...