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Every spring, the ruined enceintes of Fukuoka Castle take on a special blush of beauty, with the bare branches of… READ MORE
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It might come as a surprise to many of us – as it certainly did to me – that the… READ MORE
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It’s a fact that needs no repeating, but I’ll repeat it anyway: I love Japanese castles. And with a tiny… READ MORE
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Close relatives of the Lords of Kumamoto once lived within a stone’s throw of the enormous castle that loomed over… READ MORE
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Traditional stroll gardens, such as the splendid specimen we visited in the previous post, are all well and good for… READ MORE
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Show-offery was serious business amongst the ruling class of Edo-period Japan. Since this was an age long before sports cars… READ MORE
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The Japanese are fond of making lists, and tourist attractions aren’t exempt from categorisation. Think of the near-legendary Three Views… READ MORE
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Many of us have probably wondered what our modern-day cities might look like a few decades after being surrendered to… READ MORE
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After arriving in the historic port city of Nagasaki from my previous base at Saga, I booked a place on… READ MORE
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Saga Prefecture doesn’t usually rank first in tourist itineraries (except for those chasing traditional Japanese porcelain), but rich cultural and… READ MORE
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby
