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Friday, May 24, 2013

Shuri Castle

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Standing on a hill overlooking the modern city of Naha on the Okinawan main island, Shuri castle is a World Heritage site and probably...
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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Oh Shrine

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To the east of Usa Hachimangu, just outside the shrine grounds, is a hill with a torii at its base and overgrown steps leading up. ...
Saturday, May 4, 2013

Ikkyu Shrine, Onomichi

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The Onomichi Temple Walk also passes by some shrines as well as temples, and the first shrine just after Hodou-ji is Ikkyu Shrine. ...
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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Noshiro Shrine

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After leaving Oda the route of the Iwami 33 Kannon Pilgrimage heads along the Sanbe River towards Mount Sanbe. Just below Sanbe Dam is...
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The Delightful Floral Manholes of Beppu

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Some places really make an effort with their manhole designs. Yuda Onsen in Yamaguchi with more than 30 different designs being an obv...
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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Mysterious Creatures

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I have been unable to find out exactly whet these creatures are. They can be found scuttling about around harbors and the like and see...
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Monday, April 22, 2013

Ikui Shrine

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Ikui Shrine is a small shrine in Katsuura Town between temples 19 and 20 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Ikui is another way of read...
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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Star Sand Beach

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There are two Hoshizuna (star sand) beaches in the Yaeyama Islands, one on Taketomi, and this one on the north coast of Iriomote. ...
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Saturday, April 13, 2013

The View from Mount Nosoko

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At 282 meters Mount Nosoko is not the highest mountain on Ishigaki Island, but its distinctive shape offers 360 degree views from its ...
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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Japanese Umbrellas

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On vacation down in Okinawa right now but its grey and cloudy and rainy so instead of white sand and turquoise water you get umbrellas...
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