The Set Course at Minami, an Onsen Ryokan in Matsue
Over the New Year holidays I went to Minami, which has a reputation as the tastiest of the onsen ryokan in Matsue. Honestly, though, it wasn’t as good as I’d hoped. I’m not a big fan of cold …
Over the New Year holidays I went to Minami, which has a reputation as the tastiest of the onsen ryokan in Matsue. Honestly, though, it wasn’t as good as I’d hoped. I’m not a big fan of cold …
In Japan, people usually make their first shrine visit of the new year to a nearby shrine on January 1st. They draw fortunes to see what the year holds and pray for their New Year’s wishes. A friend invi…
I’ve written about Fujimasu before. It’s a place where you can eat top-grade wagyu at a ridiculously low price. I heard they have sukiyaki as a special menu item that you can only get if you book a…
Continued from Part 1. Let me take a moment to explain the rules I follow for my posts. I don’t record every single place I visit. Rather than a travel log of what was at the first stop, what was at the …
This is the scene during hanabi, the fireworks festival. This year I couldn’t be bothered, so I took just this one shot. Lake Shinji, view 1 You can see Yomegashima, whose name means “bride’…
It’s a park themed around flowers and birds. I heard Matsue residents get 50% off, so I went to check it out. It was much nicer than I expected. There were quite a few owls that looked straight out of Ha…
Wagyu, Japanese beef, is pricey, yet plenty of people love it. I suppose that’s because the quality control is so thorough that the flavor is guaranteed. Once you get to nationally famous names like Mats…
This week, like every week, I went off on a weekend trip. The theme this time was touring the nearby sights I hadn’t been to yet. The weather was gorgeous from the morning on. Pines at Yushien, a Japane…
I went to the Adachi Museum of Art, one of the few tourist attractions in Shimane Prefecture, where I live. It shows modern Japanese artworks gathered by a private collector named Adachi, and the quality of th…
I’ve sorted through the photos I took with my 3-megapixel phone camera and put them up here. Wherever I go, I never forget to take pictures and eat well. Music, photography, good food and travel are my l…
In Shimane it’s been snowing nonstop since yesterday morning. The view on my way to work.. In front of the office.. When I lived in Chiba it only snowed once or twice a year, and it stopped right away,…
My new phone has a built-in 3-megapixel camera with autofocus. Writing emails is easier on it too, so lately I’ve been playing around with all sorts of things. Taken while waiting in Makuhari for the bu…