After spending a highly enjoyable 2 weeks travelling around Shikoku, I decided to make a quick stop over in Okayama city... read all

For my last full day in Shikoku, I decided to drive from Matsuyama to Marugame and Kotohira in Kagawa Prefecture. After around 125 km's and 25 tunnels, I finally made my way back to almost where I started - that being 30 km's from Takamatsu read all

After travelling by car or public transport to get to most of my locations visited, it was a nice breath of fresh air to wake up... read all

After visiting Ozu earlier in the day, I decided to also stop by Uchiko on my way to Matsuyama... read all

For this morning, I decided to continue my visit around the old castle town of Ozu. This town has good English signage and is relatively compact... read all

After visiting Uwajima earlier in the day than expected, I noticed that I was around 20 minutes from a little town called Seiyo... read all

Today, I went to the famous Garden in Japan... read all

Tokyo is soon the season of cherry blossoms... read all

For today, I was driving more than half the length of Kochi prefecture from Kochi to Otuski which is much slower and further than it looks... read all

After a very wet Saturday, I explored the main sites in Kochi city under much better weather which was refreshing... read all

Kiyomizu-dera Temple is noted for its beautiful crimson gold leaves, which is built on a cliff by 139 stalks of wood all in height of 13 meters... read all

As I started the day in Otsuki and finished in Ozu, I have decided to post two user reports for today... read all

or the past 500 or so years on the 3rd Saturday in February, the Saidaiji Temple near Okayama city has celebrated the Hadaka Matsuri... read all

On a very rainy Saturday - I drove from Toyo to Yase which is located relatively close to Kochi... read all

For today, I started the day in Naruto which is known mainly for it's whirlpools caused by deep water and high water inflow through the Seto sea... read all

After visiting Yashima-ji and Shikoku Mura earlier in the day - I started my first large drive in Shikoku today by driving between Takamatsu and Naruto... read all

Takamatsu is one of the largest cities in Shikoku and is also the capital of Kagawa prefecture... read all

I would like to introduce you to my travel experiences in Kashihara Jingu Grand Shinto Shrine in Nara... read all

fter exploring most of the major sites on Naoshima yesterday, I decided to walk from my accommodation near the Benesse House... read all

Two decades ago, Naoshima along with many of the Seto Islands seemed to be dying a slow death... read all