Slow Travel
I started the day intending to follow the plan devised the day before. Select a random chapter from Deep Kyoto Walks. Do a cursory read....
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May 21, 2023
Pilgrimage
It was odd at first, traveling without Pa, on the train to Kyoto without him to compare notes. But - and I don’t want Pa to know this -...
May 19, 2023
Spring Fever
Pa has Spring Fever and he’s gone home. I knew it would happen - baseball, family reunions, and all. “Not for long”, he assured me. ...
May 18, 2023
Shrines
Beginning with Nepal, there have been shrines everywhere Pa and I have visited - Buddhist, Hindu, Taoist, and now Shinto. But there’s...
May 17, 2023
Jigoku
We’re back in Beppu for a couple of days, wanting to experience its “onsens” - its hot springs. Beppu, with more than 2,500, is Japan’s...
May 16, 2023
Flower Garden
Walking down the street, a woman, low to the ground, caught our eye. She gestured for me to come over. Without a word, she pointed to a...
May 15, 2023
The Dutch In Hirado
Pa is a funny guy. Not in the humorous sense so much. Although he does tell a good joke from time to time. And he sees the irony in...
May 15, 2023
Nagasaki - 77 Years Later
Nagasaki is a small city, easy to walk around. Not quite quaint, but it has an old town feel. Young families, kids coming home from...
May 13, 2023
Nagasaki
Images and Text from our visit to the Atomic Bomb Museum 庞壚(夕 The Ruins at Dusk 松添博 Hiroshi Matsuzoe Nagasaki, where the curtain of...
May 13, 2023
“Piece of Cake”
We’ve been staying at Mom’s House, a little place down the beach from Shimonakano Fishing Port. There’s not much at the port, which is...
May 11, 2023
Potters Village
Kyushu Island to the west, is a mountainous area ill suited for growing rice. But centuries ago, farmers became artisans after...
May 10, 2023
Three Pillars
It’s said that the Three Pillars of Zen are Teaching, Practice and Enlightenment. For Lao-tze, the Great Treasures as he called them,...
May 8, 2023
Mt Aso
What we knew of Mt Aso was sketchy at best, but there was sufficient sun when we left Kurokawa that we were confident we’d get to see it...
May 7, 2023
Onsen Day
The rain that began as we descended from the Shrine, followed us all the way to Kurokawa and Hostel Aso Base. Through the night it...
May 6, 2023
On The Road To Mt Aso
Pa and I enjoyed our stay in Beppu. How could we not. The mountains, the sea, the good food and friendly people, the leisurely walks. ...
May 5, 2023
There was a child went forth . . .
Today is Kodomo - Children’s Day - the last of Golden Week’s four holidays. I’m thinking first and foremost of my children and my...
May 4, 2023
Little Things
It’s early, just our tenth day and still much to see. But some impressions have been made. Japan, like the rest of the world has been...
May 3, 2023
2 Hours And A Bike
Phil sent me a photo. I like it. I like it for the colors, and that I’m in the land of the Rising Sun. But mostly I like it because Phil...
May 2, 2023
Above It All
We’re staying at the Guest House Rojiura. Nothing special, but it’s clean, the shower’s hot, and the price is right. It’s on a quiet...
May 1, 2023
Pilgrimage
Leaving the familiar, you take a left, then a right, because that’s where the river is, and the bridge, with its threshold to a different...
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