Urban pleasures are very different to wilderness pleasures… Although we have a preference for the outdoors, we would not forgo the chance to experience the “Amichari”, watch the Lion King Musical in Japanese or observe traditional religious parades on the streets of this buzzing “megalopole”. We had just arrived in time for the celebration of the 5th […]

Sailing on ferry to Tokyo

Shikoku Coast. Cycling camping and loving it.

Surfing and watching World class suffers at Ikumi Beach

We stayed 2 nights with Toyoma, one of only 3 organic farmers, that can produce tomatoes also during winter in Japan. A Hippie farmer, he called himself, as only 0.16% of all farmers produce organic food in Japan. On top he lives on a farm, a few meters away from a well known surfer beach, Ikumi beach, […]

For the last 3 weeks, Samurai’s and Ninja’s were the children’s favorite encounters and stories. And of course to dress up as one was even better! We read and listened to “Night of the Ninja – Magic Treehouse” as well as cut and pasted Samurai pictures. A museum in Kudoyama, the Wakayma castle as well as […]

The impressions of the first day(s) in another country are usually very strong and especially vivid. All senses are on full alert and I usually smell, taste, hear, see and even feel more intensive. Afterwards these feelings fade and everything appears more normal. Here are my impressions of arriving (once more) in Japan and what seems so familiar and […]