Katsurahama Beach, Kochi
Kochi is at the very bottom of Shikoku Island, facing right out into the Pacific Ocean. I had read that Kochi was the “laid back” part...
Quick Stop in Takamatsu
Takamatsu sits at the entrance to Shikoku Island from mainland Japan. After leaving Hiroshimo, I decided to stop off here to spend the...
Hiroshima
Today was pouring with rain, which isn’t ideal when you are about to go sightseeing on foot all day. But, nevermind, it had to be done....
Meeting Grandma-san
After a few hours on the bullet train, I made it to my guesthouse in Hiroshima. Instead of my usual hostels, this time I was actually...
Climbing Mt Fuji
This morning I got the shuttle bus to the 5th station. The ride from Kawaguchiko Station to Mt Fuji's 5th Station took about 50 minutes...
Konichiwa, Fuji-san!
I’ve finally achieved one of my lifelong dreams - to see Mt Fuji, or Fuji-san as the locals call it. I had heard it is rare to see Mt...
Wanna Wrestle?
Sumo wrestling is AWESOME! It’s basically like going to an NBA game, only instead of 8 foot tall guys dunking on each other, there’s two...
Cruel but Tasty
I am off to Shinjuku in Tokyo this morning, essentially the red light district of Japan, of which I was totally unaware until just before...
Nikko is Nippon
“Nikko is Nippon”, the slogan was all over the place here. Two hours north of Tokyo is the city of Nikko. If Tokyo is Boston, then Nikko...
The Mysterious Bakejizo
Today I hopped on a bus from Nikko to Chuzenji Lake. The road wound back and forth all the way up this massive mountain for around 45...
