Get to the dam temple
21 April 2025
Nanzoin temple and Narufuchi dam
Today was the rest day with no plan, so I went and saw a dam and a temple. And what a temple it was, the temple with the largest bronze reclining ....
Coco redeemed itself
20 April 2025
Hakata station area and walk to Yakuin
It is very quiet in the Fukuoka on a Sunday night after a rainy day. Some of my photos almost look like the zombie apocalypse has occurred. At fi....
The curse of the sunscreen
20 April 2025
Ogi Shioji Obaru from Tofuro-Mae station
Every time I put on sunscreen, it rains all day, and today was no exception. My hike today was shorter, not too high, not far from downtown Fukuok....
Around the core
19 April 2025
Hakata to Tenjin and back
Tonight I avoided both the main areas of Fukuoka by walking between them and back. The main part of Hakata is behind me, I walked away from it, th....
Leaving the bear until last
19 April 2025
Kumamoto to Fukuoka on a short bullet train ride
Hotel photo lovers rejoice, for today you are in for a treat with three (3)! photos of my hotel room! The journey from Kumamoto to Fukuoka takes ....
Japan beats Hong Kong at Korea
18 April 2025
Another lap of Kumamoto city centre
Last night in Kumamoto, I decided to celebrate by having Korean food. People with developed attention spans may remember about 10 days ago I had b....
Logging and tv towers
18 April 2025
Mount Kinbo from Kamikumamoto station
There are not a lot of mountains near Kumamoto. Most people go to Mount Aso, which is the very active volcano, however there is almost no hiking a....
Not rice not noodles
17 April 2025
Kumamoto station area
Instead of catching the tram to the main station area, I walked along the tram tracks. This probably annoyed the tram drivers. The journey on foot....
Everywhere has a castle and a garden
17 April 2025
Suizenji garden and Kumamoto castle
Today I went to the things most people go to see in Kumamoto, Suizenji Koen and the local partially destroyed by recent earthquake but largely re-....