Our favourite spot! Minoh Falls! In Autumn! As I’m trying to get fit, Minoh Falls has become my go-to for hikes and runs. In Autumn it really looks spectacular, with all the maple leaves changing colour. Unfortunately there is no “light-up” festival, or pub crawl events due to the ongoing pandemic this year. But Minoh […]
With the governments “Go-To-Travel” campaign in full swing, we decided to take a well deserved long weekend trip to Kyoto. Making sure we took as many precautions as possible to stay safe, and avoid crowds, we ended up having a great trip. We explored the usual places, and got to visit Fushimi Inari for the […]
Summers in Japan are no joke, high temperatures and even higher humidity. Thankfully we live close to the mountain with lot’s of trees and nature, and not in the concrete jungle that is the big city. But sometimes it’s necessary to head deep into the countryside, and go for a river-swim to cool off. 2020 […]
Welcome to Arashiyama, Kyoto during the peak of the vibrant autumn leaves… It’s a wild ride. We caught the Hankyu line to Arashiyama station, and once aboard, we already knew it would be a day that would test our patience. We are not the kind of people who willingly go to places we know will […]
Last year we went to Minoh Falls multiple times, even in autumn. But the time we went during autumn was a “light-up” (illumination) festival, so we didn’t get to see the autumn leaves. This year I wanted to make sure I could see it. So pretty much every week I would take my bicycle to […]
It’s finally starting to cool down in Japan, so we’re able to go on more adventures and be comfortable. We can even wear pants without sweating like crazy… Today we headed out on another countryside adventure. I had been wanting to go see some castle ruins for some time, so on this adventure we decided […]
Several months ago our city in Osaka had a “hashigozake” event. Basically it translates to pub crawl or barhopping in English. Our city has over 100 restaurants, pubs, bars, izakayas and cafes taking part twice a year. They provide patrons with food and drinks for ¥500. Anyway, we invited our friends (Tavo and Satomi) to […]
In late July we had made plans to go to Lake Biwa to spectate the “2019 Japan International Birdman Rally”. It is a competition where more or less amateurs create gliders and human powered airplanes to see who can fly the furthest across Lake Biwa. Unfortunately a tropical storm hit, and the day of the […]
Miyama’s thatched village or Miyama Kayabuki-no-Sato, is a cultural heritage village, where almost all of the houses have thatched roofs. Because most of the houses in the village are residential, the atmosphere is quite unique compared to other places where houses are not inhabited and just on display or turned into a souvenir shop. Our […]
We were perhaps a little bit late in getting our gardening on this year (2nd of May), but it seems like we didn’t do too bad for our first attempt. Japan is a country where space is at a premium, at least in the cities. So in the tight streets in the suburbs you’ll see […]