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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

2014 Autumn Colors Walk Day 7 Chofu

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On the final day of my walk I found myself in Chofu, the old samurai town near Shimonoseki. First stop was the Chofu Garden, Though it...
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Sunday, December 7, 2014

2014 Autumn Colors Walk Day 6 Ogori to Ubeshinkawa

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There is a main road that goes the whole way to where I am heading to today but instead I choose to take the old Sanyo-do. Even though...
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Saturday, December 6, 2014

2014 Autumn Colors Walk Day 5 Miyano to Ogori

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The promised rain arrived during the night and when I set off next morning it was a little showery, but luckily it soon stopped. My fi...
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Friday, December 5, 2014

2014 Autumn Colors Walk Day 4 Kushi to Miyano

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I woke regularly during the night, as one does when sleeping out, but no rain came, so as the first hint of light in the sky made its ...
Thursday, December 4, 2014

2014 Autumn Colors Walk Day 3 Tokuyama to Kushi

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The next leg of the walk was to take me inland into the mountains to the next pilgrimage temple at Kano. There is one main road that r...
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Monday, December 1, 2014

2014 Autumn Colors Walk Day 2 Tabuse to Tokuyama

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The shortest way to get from Tabuse to Tokuyama is to take the main road which would also be fairly flat. However I know that would me...
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Sunday, November 30, 2014

2014 Autumn Colors Walk Day 1 Yanai to Tabuse

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Yanai 柳井市 My traditional Fall Color Walk this year was a long one, 7 days, as it coincided with the latest leg of my walk along the Chugoku...
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Friday, November 28, 2014

Izumo 33 Kannon Pilgrimage Day 10 Iya to Higashi Matsue

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I made an early start for the tenth day of this pilgrimage walk, and the approaching dawn heralded another glorious day of fine weather....
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Monday, November 24, 2014

Minimal Geometric Abstract 2

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I'm off walking for a while with minimal internet availability so I will not be able to post, so I leave with a photographic inter...
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Saturday, November 22, 2014

The Kojin Altars at Iya Shrine

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Like almost every shrine I have visited in this part of Izumo, Iya Shrine has an altar to the land kami Kojin. Most shrines have one, bu...
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