Exploring the unlikely intersections of walking, photography and making
December 4, 2017. On the Yurikamome Line's driverless train. Miraikan: National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation Fuji TV Headquarters Oedo-Onsen Monogatari Fish Therapy Session at the Onsen. ...and the adjoining onsen for dogs Ginza District
November 19, 2017. Nagao to Shirotori Onsen via Temple 88, the last temple on the Henro-michi. Maeyama Ohenro Kōryū Salon (Shikoku Pilgrimage Community Centre) Illuminated temples, right to left: yesterday's Temple 87, today's Temple 88, tomorrow's Temple 1 Temple 88: Ōkuboji
November 11,2017. Mishima to Miyoshi City Temple 65: Sankakuji Ryokan Awanoshō
November 4, 2017. Matsuyama to Hōjō. Temple 52: Taisanji Temple 53: Enmyōji
October 30, 2017. Gail and I fly to Matsuyama on Shikoku.
It’s about 6:30 in the morning as we wearily board the ferry that will transport us from Yawatahama Port on the island of Shikoku to Beppu on the island of Kyushu. Three hours to contemplate the walking journey we are leaving behind. Three hours to plan for our upcoming city tours: Beppu, Nagasaki, Fukuoka, Hiroshima... Continue Reading →
April 9, 2017 Today’s walk starts with great promise. After a fine Japanese breakfast, our obliging hostess at Minshuku Micchan loads us into her diminutive car and drives us up the steep winding road to its junction with Highway 47. We don our backpacks and say our goodbyes in a halting mishmash of English, Japanese... Continue Reading →
April 7, 2017 Kochi was hard to leave behind on this wet, dreary day as we make our way past Temple 31 - Chikurinji - on our way out of town. Just two days ago, we climbed treed slopes to this temple under a blazing sun. Today, the restaurant and overlook at its crest are... Continue Reading →