Sharing favorite finds from across the archipelago
The small town of Tsuwano at the edge of Shimane prefecture has a host of interesting sights - a stunning hilltop Inari shrine, a lovely old samurai district crisscrossed by canals, and a handful of unique museums. But far and away the best sight in town is one that didn't even have a sign. Or... Continue Reading →
Matsue is a town with some pretty good food. And luckily, you don't have to leave the tourist area to find some excellent options for lunch. Yakumo-a sits tucked in an old house along the row of former samurai mansions in Matsue's Bukeyashiki quarter. If visiting foreign-born writer Lafcadio Hearn's residence and one of the... Continue Reading →
It has been a month of adventure coupled with a month of sitting around twiddling our thumbs in various hotel rooms on either end of our cross-country move. But don't worry - I won't make this month's photo anything hotel-related. š I was so SO very excited to see the garden at the Adachi Museum... Continue Reading →
On our road trip to Tokyo the other week, we made sure our route meandered north a bit from the highway we normally would have taken to include a drive through Shimane Prefecture. I've already posted about seeing the garden that has been #! on my to-do list for quite some time, but the day... Continue Reading →
Being an avowed garden lover, it is surprising to me that I had yet to come across (until last week that is) a list of the 50 most beautiful gardens of Japan as rated by theĀ Journal of Japanese Gardens (an American-based magazine). I knew that such a list existed and I knew that the Adachi... Continue Reading →
Greetings faithful blog readers from ... hmmm, it's Friday, so where are we today? That's right, this entry comes to you from the "road", as my family and I are currently en route from our former home in Kumamoto to our new abode in Tokyo. Rather than go through the hassle of shipping our car... Continue Reading →
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