Aug 29, 2017 | Kansai, Osaka, Photography
Minoo is a town in the North of Osaka at the base of the hills. It’s home to the increasingly well-known craft brewer Minoh Beer. These were snapped on the sleepy neighborhood streets while walking to their annual beer festival (well, one of them anyway) in the...
Aug 23, 2017 | Kansai, Nara, Osaka, Photography
Today’s serving of images features some goodies from around the Kansai area. As Mary and I were coming home one evening from something, somewhere, we found ourselves on the Keihan Main line, which we don’t often ride. The waterfront view from the train...
Aug 16, 2017 | Area Guides, Culture, Kansai, Nara, Osaka, Photography
Another week, another temple/shrine post. Just gonna be honest, you visit a lot of these things when you’re in Japan. It’s one of the perks of living here. That having been said, I do admit to a bit of chronic temple/shrine fatigue. I’ve been to so...
Aug 9, 2017 | Area Guides, Culture, Photography, Sendai
Yet another batch of photos from an afternoon exploring Sendai. On the occasion of this afternoon, Mary and I visited the pleasant Kamekoa Hachimangu in the hills West of Sendai proper. Now you may recall that we’ve already vistied one Hachiman shrine here on...
