Travel photos and journals from across Asia [1997-2025]
Day 5: Sakurajima to Ebino Leaving the still-smoldering volcano in the morning, we pointed the van north, driving through the coastal town of Kirishima and toward the Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park, where we would spend a couple of days hiking. Before venturing into the national park – free to enter in Japan – we checked out…
Day 3: Ume to Miyazaki Temperatures dropped below zero again, but there was no snow overnight, just a layer of ice on the front windscreen. When the van and ourselves were suitably warmed after a coffee, we headed south to Nobeoka to fuel up and fix the rear tire, which had picked up a screw….
It was time for a return trip to Japan to celebrate my fiftieth in March. We’d originally thought of going to Sapporo and Hokkaido, but flights were either fully booked or silly prices for that time of year due to the skiing season, so we opted for Fukuoka and Kyushu instead. Kōdō (行動) is the…