Slow train to a lot of shrines
5 November 2025
Mount Kotsu from Awa-Yamakawa station
Today's hike is known by many different names. Generally in English, Mount Kotsu, the shrine on the top is called Kotsu Temple, which apparently i....
Quiet town with great ramen
4 November 2025
Tokushima Kagoyamachi
I knew that Tokushima would be quiet, I was hoping it would be, so that I can wander and observe a lot of closed garage doors in shopping malls. I....
View from a moving bus
4 November 2025
Kobe to Tokushima on a Highway bus
I have now arrived in Tokushima, a place so remote that it is easier to get to by bus or ferry rather than train. Of course, it still has a popula....
Back at the docks
3 November 2025
Kobe Harborland and Port
Last night in Kobe, better head down to the docks. The docks are called the harbor and the port. There was a pirate ship. Kobe had a giant earthqu....
Low short and great
3 November 2025
Higashiyama from Itayado to Sumaurakoen station
Today was a shorter hike up and down 2 hills that can barely be described as mountains, despite the abundance of cable cars. The view however was ....
King of Shotengai
2 November 2025
Shin-Nagata
Kobe takes the crown from Osaka as king of Shotengai (covered shopping streets). Tonight I made the 90 minute (on foot) journey to Shin-Nagata to ....
Formerly longest
2 November 2025
Sorakuen and Akashi Kaikyo
Today was a rest day so I woke up and immediately climbed a hill. Google tells me this was called Suwayama park. It was quite overgrown and a lot ....
Low rent end of town
1 November 2025
Shinkaichi and Harborland
Tonight I went to many places, and now have over 40k steps again, I talk about steps like I am old, because I am. First I did a lap around Chinato....
Lots of rocks and not much mud
1 November 2025
Mount Rokko from Ashiyagawa to Arima Onsen
The main hike near Kobe is the rock garden hike. I have done it before. Today is the first day of a 3 day weekend and I thought it would be horrif....