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Saturday, February 1, 2020

Sengan-en Gardens

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Sengan-en was the summer estate and gardens of the Shimazu Clan who ruled over what is know called Kagoshima. It is located north of dow...
Thursday, January 30, 2020

Meet the Neighbours

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The noise of my neighbours in the forest behind my house yesterday has prompted me to post some photos of some of them. earlier posts ha...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Masks of Ishigaki Island

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Masks of Ishigaki Ishigaki is a small island that is part of what is now Okinawa, though it is much closer to Taiwan than to the main is...
Saturday, January 25, 2020

Kagoshima Cathedral

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I did post on this topic many years ago, but as my older posts no longer have photos I thought I would post a revised version. Located i...
Thursday, January 23, 2020

Kitsuki Sunrise

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For the 4th day of my walk around the Kunisaki Peninsula in northern Kyushu, I spent all day exploring the castle town of Kitsuki. I s...
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Seiko Medical Beauty Clinic

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Near the waterfront in downtown Kagoshima I came across this rather futuristic-looking building. It houses a plastic surgery clinic...
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Sunday, January 19, 2020

On top of Mount Kannomine

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Mount Kannomine, 425 meters above the sea on Osaki Kamijima in the Inland Sea, is the highest poinbt on the island and where I chose to ...
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Daikanji, 45th Temple of the Kyushu Pilgrimage

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Daikanji is a small, urban temple, number 45 on the 108 temple Kyushu Pilgrimage which I visited on the 30th day of my walk. It is a con...
Saturday, January 11, 2020

Across the Tatara Bridge

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By lunchtime of my second day walking along the Shimanami Kaido that connects Honshu with Shikoku via six islands it was time to cross o...
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Thursday, January 9, 2020

Ando's Inamori Auditorium in Kagoshima

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While I was in Kagoshima I took the opportunity to visit the Inamori Auditorium on the campus of Kagoshima University. It was built in 1...
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