Naruta Resort Naruto
16-45 Oge Tosadomariura Narutocho Naruto, Tokushima, Shikoku, 772-0053, Japan
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Spinning Water
About a week into my trip, I took the train over to Naruto. I knew that I wanted to go to this city during my tenure in Japan. I just did not know when. My apartment building mate had told me about her trip and subsequent souvenir from Naruto. A twin of her key chain is pictured. I went there for one reason alone, whirl ...
Ritsurin Garden, Yashima, Awa Dance, Arima Onsen
... to the battle on the legends of the Dankorei Observatory. Yashimaji Temple was chosen as one of the temples on the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage and worth visiting. Probably, it would have taken at least one hour to fully enjoy the plateau. If you happen to have a chance to visit Shikoku Island, spare enough time for Yashima.
After that, because I had a plan to taste the speciality of Takamatsu, Sanuki udon noodle, I tried to eat it at the ...
I'll be gone til November
What a time it has been. As tough as it has been (cold, lonely and frustrating) I have to admit that some of the things I have done in the past month are the reason why I'm here and what makes it all worth it. Not to say that it still isn't difficult....
Someone special is gone
So, I'll start off with some bad news in order to end on the good. I very emotional, lonesome, and paralyzing experience occurred this past November. Someone I have held dear to ...
Kobe/Awaji/Himeji
I knipped through a few places within 24 hours. I had planned to spend longer in Kobe, but I took a couple of wrong trains, and missed a stop, making me late for my meeting Rick and Beth from my Siberian days. They were heading back to China, and as my time in Japan had been relatively dhort at that point we exchanged tips/stories over lunch. I couldn't stay long, so hopped back on the bullet train to meet a girl in Awaji, who was to be my first couchsurf ...
Temple 7 - Jurakuji - Day 2
Temple 7 - Jurakuji - was only about a kilometer from temple 6. We were quite happy about this because Simo's legs still weren't in the best condition. We were really starting to to wonder how much further we should really go. The walk between 6 and 7 was through a built up area, but there were a lot of nice examples of traditional wooden Japanese houses.
Temple 7 was also ...



