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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Hunting the Fall Color 2016 Day 3

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The third day was overcast and showery, but while taking shelter at the train station in Takahama in the late afternoon I was blessed wi...
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Hunting the Fall Color 2016 Day 2

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Early on the second day I visited several temples along the base of Mount Atago in Nishi Maizuru. It was still foggy but color was to be...
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Sunday, November 27, 2016

Hunting the Fall Color 2016 day 1

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Just got back from what has become an annual tradition of mine, a nice long walk looking for the autumn colors. This year was a 200 kilo...
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Monday, November 21, 2016

Kyushu Pilgrimage Day 8 Nakatsu to Usa

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Sunday, January 6th, 2013, was going to be a fine day weatherwise, though when I started walking it was still dark. I had recently spent...
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Friday, November 18, 2016

Ocho on Osaki-Shimojima Island

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Ocho, now known as Yutakamachiocho, is a small port on the NW coast of Osaki Shimojima in the Aki Nada chain of islands in the Seto In...
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Monday, November 14, 2016

Nakatsu Sunset

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At various times in my life I have lived in places where I could view either the sunrise or sunset. For some years before moving to Japa...
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Sunday, November 13, 2016

Murakami Pirate Castle

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It was late afternoon as I crossed over the bridge onto Innoshima Island on the first day of my walk along the Shimanami Kaido. I steppe...
Thursday, November 10, 2016

Yasuura Shrine

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Yasuura Shrine seems like it was a fairly major shrine in the past. Founded in 938 on the waterfront, aound the end of the 12tch Century...
Saturday, November 5, 2016

The Masks at Nobusatohachimangu Shrine

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The Masks at Nobusatohachimangu Shrine Towards the end of my second day walking the Iwami Kannon Pilgrimage I was coming into the outski...
Sunday, October 30, 2016

Fudo Myo-O at Tateyama Reijo

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After crossing the rivers on my way to the coast from Yukuhashi I spied this line of statues leading up the hillside. The sign said...
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