Animals in Mimasaka

Animals always deserve a separate post! 😉 Last time I visited Japan, I saw lots of cats, but I guess this time wasn’t cat season. Here’s a collection of the animals I saw in Mimasaka: the usual crows, but this time wading through the rice fields; a dog, but with a diaper; a crab, not sure … Continue reading →

Anisa’s inaka

After every post, Anisa tells me she didn’t do anything. And yes, she didn’t do much at all, but she was a great host who made me feel very welcome and that’s what counts. If she had tried really hard to make my stay great, then I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed it as much. But … Continue reading →

More Mimasaka

These Mimasaka posts will last for a while, I took so many pictures in this awesome village! I can’t even post all pictures I took during just one walk in one blog post… Japan’s rural villages are simply amazing. There isn’t much to see, yet they’re so much beauty to be found! From rice paddies … Continue reading →

That day I met the most amazing girl ever (2)

I kind of messed up my post last Friday. I changed the order in which I was going to tell the story, but I forgot to change the title accordingly. In any case, here’s the actual story of that day I met the most amazing girl ever. 😃 I had been following the blog of a … Continue reading →

That day I met the most amazing girl ever

  After spending a lazy day resting my knee at Starbucks Tottori, I departed on another long train journey (to Chizu was an hour, then Ohara was 30 minutes) to Okayama’s inaka. Though Tottori already is kind of countryside, the views got more and more rural the farther away we went. Before I tell you about an amazing … Continue reading →

Yura aka Conan Town (part I)

She’s a big Detective Conan fan, like me, so I’d like to dedicate this post to my fluffy friend Tanja/0utofjoint from crazyth1ngs.com. Detective Conan is a long-running manga and anime series, for about 20 years years now. I’ll try to make a long story short: High school detective Shin’ichi Kudo witnessed something he shouldn’t have seen, … Continue reading →

Views from the train (Matsue-Tottori) + video

Take a look at these amazing rural and seaside views (including a short video) seen from the train, along the coast of the Sea of Japan. These were taken in Shimane and Tottori prefectures. ^^

More views from the train (Hagi-Matsue)

I arrived at Masuda station a few minutes before 10 am and went to the ticket vending machine straight away. I was going to take a limited express train for the first time and I wanted to check online for the information. As the ticket machine confused the hell out of me, I tried to … Continue reading →

Views from the train (Hagi-Matsue)

Let me share with you the beautiful views from the trains between Hagi and Matsue (main island’s east coast)! Mountains, beaches, rocky cliffs, countryside, sea towns, … It was so very amazing! Why take a shinkansen from Fukuoka to Kyoto if you can have these beautiful views?! Here’s part one, of the 88-minute ride between Hagi … Continue reading →

Nanzoin temple (part III)

After going through the amazing tunnel, I found a charming little pond with next to it this bright red gate. I followed the stairs up, and found a small shrine. We’re getting close to the giant Buddha statue! But first, let us take in the beautiful countryside view… I love these! Why is everything so … Continue reading →