Road Trippin’ Solo, Part 3: Taketa Castle Town
Afternoons would be my favourite time of day, I thought as I weaved in and out of the streets of Taketa town, if they weren’t so melancholic. The roads had been…
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Road Trippin’ Solo, Part 2: The Oka Castle Ruins
As I walked up the giant steps to the site of the old Oka Castle, a haunting melody, blasting out from hidden speakers, followed me. The song, called Kojo no…
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Road Trippin’ Solo, Part 1: Kuju Flower Park
Two years ago, I would have never considered disappearing into the countryside for four days by myself. Growing up in a city where danger is perceived to be lurking around every…
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The Horse Dance Festival
Mark and I have been joking that I should rename my blog “Following Mark around Japan” since the last couple of posts have all been about my adventures with him.…
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Himuka Music Camp Festival
Up until Saturday, my music festival experience consisted of five dusty days at Woodstock 9 in the highway town of Harrismith, Free State. So when Mark invited me to celebrate his birthday with a…
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Bokusui Spring Festival
Miyazaki is definitely an underrated prefecture, and one of the more unknown, buried in the depths of Google’s search results, under all the pages dedicated to Hayao-san and his many castles. But the great…
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Searching for Sakura
After leaving the snow in Nagano behind, and spotting hundreds of tree lilacs on the drive from Nikko to Ibaraki, John and I were starting to feel spring fever. Which…
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Toshogu Shrine Nikko
This article is available on GPSmyCity. Download the app for GPS-assisted travel directions to all the attractions featured. More than 1000 years ago, a Buddhist priest named Shodo Shonin crossed…
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Kegon Falls
If you’re prone to motion sickness, the road up to Kegon Falls is a challenge. Ascending 400m (1312 ft) in just a few kilometres, it snakes around 20 hairpin bends…
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The Onsen-Bathing Monkeys of Yamanouchi
Because of Japan’s high volcanic activity, thousands of hot springs are scattered throughout the country. Locally known as onsen, the mineral-rich water is believed to cure a wide range of…
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Zenko-ji Temple Nagano
This article is available on GPSmyCity. Download the app for GPS-assisted travel directions to all the attractions featured. “Oh this isn’t so bad,” I thought as we entered the tunnel.…
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