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Thursday, May 18, 2023

Hatten Shrine

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  In the mountains of Saga, about halfway between Ureshino and Kashima, I came upon this quite impressive shrine with some intriguing histor...
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Ureshino Hihokan part 2

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  This is the second part of a post on the Ureshino Museum of Hidden Treasures, a curiously 1980s Japanese take on a sex museum. Once fairly...
Sunday, May 14, 2023

Disappeared Japan 5 Ureshino Museum of Hidden Treasures part 1

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  Just after crossing from Takeo into Ureshino I reached the place I had made a 15 kilometers detour to see, the Ureshino Hihokan. With a la...
Thursday, May 11, 2023

Higashikawanobori Kifune Shrine

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  Kawanobori is the last settlement along the old Nagasaki Kaido in Takeo before it comes into Ureshino. In Higashikawanobori I was surprise...
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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Uchida Tenmangu

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  Mid February, and the plum trees lining the approach to Uchida Tenmangu are about to burst into bloom. Tenmangu shrines often have plum tr...
Monday, May 8, 2023

Otsubo Quarry

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  Quarries are a common site along the country roads of Japan where I do all my walking. Not long after leaving Yumeginga I passed by the ra...
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Saturday, May 6, 2023

Yumeginga Saga Prefecture Museum of Space & Science

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  Yumeginga is the name given to the Space & Science Museum in Saga Prefecture. It is located on a hilltop outside the town of Takeo, fa...
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