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A short hop on the San’yō Shinkansen brought me to Fukuyama, near the border between Hiroshima Prefecture and Okayama Prefecture.… READ MORE
Many old Japanese towns are famous for their castles, but the city of Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture is best known… READ MORE
Japan’s Chūgoku region is an incredibly rewarding destination, and I’ve resolved to explore it more thoroughly in the years to… READ MORE
My love of Japanese castles takes me to the city of Fukuchiyama northwest of Kyōto, where an ancient fortress demolished… READ MORE
With Japan a mere four hours or so from Manila, and with the intense competition amongst airlines plying this lucrative… READ MORE
Sometimes, it takes a bit of work to seek out the historic gems scattered across your typical Japanese metropolis, hidden… READ MORE
Sand, in and of itself, seems to possess very little significance. But when gathered into massive dunes as tall as… READ MORE
From the late 16th century up to the end of the Edo Period, the Lords of Kaga Domain presided over… READ MORE
Since last weekend’s brief visit to Nagoya won’t get blogged about for a good long while, I’d like to offer… READ MORE
Diego visits two castles in the space of a single afternoon: one whose main tower still stands high above the… 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
