Goshuin number 48 is from 伊佐爾波神社 (Isaniwa Shrine). It lies at the top of a hill overlooking the Dogo Onsen […]
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四国遍路第56号 — 泰山寺
The second temple we went to on the pilgrimage was #56 — 泰山寺 (Taisan-ji). Not much to say about this […]
四国遍路第55号 — 南光坊
The third temple we went to was #55, 南光坊 (Nanko-bo). We got a little confused as to A) which temple […]
わさびソフト — Wasabi Ice Cream
Yum! Just the thing to eat after a nice stroll around the farm. The stand where you buy it sells […]
Daio Wasabi Farm
One day, while trying to find something to get us out of the house, Hunter suggested we check out a […]
The Naruto Whirlpools
We told ourselves that we would hit the whirlpools if we had time on the way back; we ended up […]
四国遍路 — Temple 54 — 延命寺
The third temple I visited on the Shikoku Pilgrimage was #54, 延命寺 (Enmei-ji). Not much to say about this temple. […]
ロバのパン
This post is a continuation of The Village of Scarecrows; read it first! When we heard the soft voices of […]
案山子の村 — The Village of Scarecrows
I learned about this place through a video that made the rounds on Facebook a couple of years ago. In […]
The Vine Bridges of Tokushima
Back in the old days, people in the Iya Valley would cross the many rivers and gorges using bridges made […]
A Passport and Chopsticks 