Hello everyone! A fair number of us come from countries with a lot of space and nature, countries like Canada and Australia for example, and those of us fond of getting lost in the outdoors might not normally consider Japan as synonymous with serious off-road 4×4-ing. The surprise is that it really is possible to really […]
Onsen 温泉 – A Great Japanese Tradition
Ever since my first visit to Japan, almost 20 years ago, I have always loved visiting the country’s great traditional hot springs 温泉. My first visit to an onsen was in Nita , in Shimane-ken 島根県. Although I had read much of the etiquette of the onsen, I was lucky enough, on that occasion […]
My Kind of Town part 3
BMX flying One aspect of Nishinomiyahama 西宮浜, where I have lived for almost a year and a half, that I have not mentioned before in this series is the variety of sports and leisure activities that go on there almost throughout the year. There is always so much going on both on land and […]
