Ise-ji Day 7: Kumano City to Shingu
And so loomed the final day of our trek down the east coast of…
Filed undershrines
Ise-ji Day 5: Owase to Kata
It’s worth pointing out that by now we were both exhausted from four continuous…
Ise-ji Day 4: Furusato Onsen to Owase
It’s rare for me to get a good nights sleep in a tent but…
Ise-ji Day 2: Noasobimura to Ise-Kashiwazaki
After a somewhat restless night in the tent, instead of retracing our steps back…
Ise-ji Day 1: Ise City to Noasobimura
After rising at a spritely 6 am we visited Ise Jingu Geku near our…
Ise-ji Day 0: Ise City
After completing the Shikoku Pilgrimage in 2016, I walked the Kohechi route of the…
Autumn in Kamakura
Looking through my photo archive for 2020, there’s a big black hole from February…
Shōdoshima Pilgrimage: Day 1
Considering the howling gale outside, I slept well and woke up around 6 am…
Return to Mount Kumotori
Having immensel…
Mt. Kumotori Snow Hike
In recent years I’ve discovered the joys of hiking in Japan, where all levels…
Kohechi Day 6: Shingū
My final day on…
Kohechi Day 5: Hongū
A gloriously bright morning greeted me on Day 5, the Kumano-gawa River acting as…