Comfort Inn Kochi

... br>The bus took about one hour and took us on a long and windy road through beautiful green valleys up to a small settlement in the mountains where we caught the rope-way ( cable-car ) to the most common start point for the grueling hike to the peak. Some people do hike all the way from the base, but it is apparently, very difficult and quite dangerous, takes over two hours and ascends 600m up poorly kept trails. Considering everyone was nearly dying by the time we got ...

... view was quick to disappear though as we went into a long series of tunnels. I arrived to hard rain in Kochi, which matched my mood. After a rough night in the business hotel and finding out my CF photo card aquired a virus (damn Hostel PCs), I was pretty irritated and vaguely sad. This blog will have to do without photos as I'd rather not inadvertantly infect other computers. The good news is the virus doesn't appear to affect my camera or ...

ciao a tutti e che bello vedere un po' di commenti!! solo un rapido aggiornamento, ieri ho fatto i mille mila gradini (1800 e passa + il ritorno) del tempio Kompirasan, stupendo davvero, mentre la notte l'ho passata in una casa molto molto giapponese in mezzo al bosco e sulla riva di un fiume ...

Primo traghetto che personalmente a me da una particolare libidine caricarci la moto e navigare per mare ogni tanto. Fiondo nell' isola di Shikoku , l' isola di un pellegrinaggio Zen da 1500 km attraverso 88 templi . Io la taglio a meta' naturalmente per montagne e dormo a Kochi altra citta' di mare e naruralmente si cena a base di sushi freschissimo . Sto viaggiando un po in fretta un mio amico a Shizuoka mi ha invitato ad andare ad Iwata a visitare la fabbrica della Yamaha .Potevo dire di no?

... tokushima prefecture taking in the beautiful country side smack dab in the middle of japan's 'leaf changing season.' it was beautiful! (the scenery, the weather, the leaves, the company, the experience, and the memories!) but i'll let the pictures tell the rest!

In Hiroshima I visited the famous or infamous Atomic Dome(ground zero August 1945)and learned a lot of interesting details. The first atomic bomb was detonated at 600 meters above the city to maximize its lethal potential. It resulted in over 140,000 deaths including 14,000 Koreans who were forced in to ...

... nervous as I waited for my car on rope way number one to begin its journey up the mountain. When I had first taken a ride on a rope way, the height and precarious nature of this mode of transport had made me a bit antsy. These feelings did not appear this time though and I thought to myself that even if the overhead cable did break and I did plummet to my death, then this wouldn't be such a bad spot to go in. Such a peaceful and relaxing trip, surrounded by the ...

Saijo is a little town in the Northern part of the island of Shikoku. Hint: Shikoku is the island that we live on. Every year, Saijo has a huge matsuri (festival) to celebrate the fall harvest. Think of it like a Thanksgiving. But with no turkey. And big wooden carts that are dragged thru the city. Also there's no pilgrims, cranberry, or dinner for that matter. But there are large shrines, lots of people, chanting ...

... inching past each oncoming car, we arrived at his hostel / traditional-Japanese-farmhouse. (Some photos at website) http://www.k-n-a.com/eng.htm Nori has been working to restore the old house, and has converted it to a guesthouse to fund the project. He is also building a village house for locals to discuss community needs. I admire his dedication, marvel at his monasticism, and honor most of his ideals - except when he talks ...

... I'd ever do again as well. I can't imagine how someone would want to see their own pets go thru this, nor how they could afford to keep these dogs if they didn't somehow gamble on them. Pachinko is illegal to gamble with, but people still make money with it, so I'd imagine this would be the same. Still, I feel kinda guilty for going to go watch this, but I feel more informed about it now, and I will say that I would never go see a pit dog-fight. That's not something that I'd like to see.