Western Japan

Kyōto

It was easy to find streets not crowded with tourists, located just a few blocks away from streets that were. There are more than 1000 temples, so there are plenty of compounds open to exploration. Bring warm socks in winter, or wear a double layer of socks, because you have to take your shoes off inside temples.

Ōsaka

Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture

Engetsu Island

Okayama Prefecture, Chūgoku region

Hiroshima Prefecture, Chūgoku region

Yamaguchi Prefecture

Shimonoseki (Kanmon) Straits, between Honshū and Kyūshū

Crossing the straits.

Other parts of Fukuoka Prefecture

Other cities of Kyūshū

Three night views compared

Japan has three famous night views: Nagasaki, Kōbe (next to Ōsaka), and Hakodate in Hokkaidō. I’ve never been to Hokkaidō, so instead I’m using Tōkyō as the third night view.

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