Month: May 2016
Finding 13, part 5
Well, tomorrow is Friday the 13th of May 2016. We are not superstitious about the number. We just happen to live at No. 13 now and I used to work at Room 1313 on the 13th floor. I(Chris) am just curious about the other No: 13’s – how they look and what’s behind them. As you will see, we…
Jomon no Yado Manten 縄文の宿 まんてん, Yakushima 屋久島
Jomon no Yado Manten (JNYM, 縄文の宿 まんてん) was our lodgings for 3 days on Yakushima 屋久島. It is 1-minute walk from the airport, basically just across the 2-lane main road that circumnavigates the island. The airport is really an airstrip and it closes after the last flight left or landed in late afternoon. Between the two ryokans that…
Shiratani Unsuikyo 白谷雲水峡, Yakushima 屋久島
Shiratani Unsuikyo was our first hiking destination on the island – it is a ravine – with a pretty name (白谷雲水峡, white valley cloud water ravine). It is one of the three most recommended hikes for the island – probably the top choice. We took the bus from Miyanoura which climbed the inland mountains. The…
About Yakushima 屋久島
Yakushima is an island located in 60km (37.3 miles) to the south of the southernmost tip of Kyushu island. With a climate ranging from subtropical to cool-temperate, its diverse and highly unique ecosystem and beautiful nature have been highly regarded nationally but not generally known outside Japan. Visiting Japan in February, where could we go ?…