Churaumi Aquarium, Okinawa – Part 2
Continued from Part 1. A shark in the shark exhibit A giant shark model Sea turtle Tropical fish There were plenty of other spots worth seeing, but it was pouring that day, so I called it quits …
Continued from Part 1. A shark in the shark exhibit A giant shark model Sea turtle Tropical fish There were plenty of other spots worth seeing, but it was pouring that day, so I called it quits …
Churaumi Aquarium is the most famous tourist spot in Okinawa. After all, it has one of the biggest tanks in the world. It’s a good 2-3 hours’ drive from Naha, but if you come to Okinawa, it’s…
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…
Continued from the previous post. Scenes from the Expo 2005 Commemorative Park (Moricoro Park) Around Nagoya Castle Out on the street At Atsuta Shrine I’m sure I’ll have a reason to …
I didn’t get to do much sightseeing in Nagoya. The weather was bad, so even the photos from the few places I did stop by didn’t turn out that great. I’m not too disappointed, though. I can al…
I took lots of photos, enjoyed the brilliant autumn scenery, ate great food, and wrapped up the trip happily, but when I got home and was checking the photos on my computer, I lost roughly half of the data on …
Tenryu-ji in Arashiyama (天龍寺 in kanji) is a temple with such a deep history that it’s registered as a World Heritage Site. I’d heard the autumn leaves in its Japanese garden were gorgeous, so I wen…
Following last year, I went to Kyoto again this year. The main goal was to finally see Arashiyama, which I didn’t make it to last year. I’d heard people say you can’t talk about autumn in Kyo…
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 …
The biggest problem with country life is that there’s not much to do on weekends. Of course, you can always find things to do, and I’ve always had a real knack for making work for myself -_-; so it…
Mount Makuragi is about 12 km by car from where I live. When something is that close you somehow never bother going, so I had never taken photos there, but this time I made the time and went. It’s a moun…
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’…