Blogs from Minamiboso, Chiba, Japan, Asia

After a couple days of rain, the sun finally showed its face just in time for my man's day off. After a luxurious Sunday apartment breakfast, we set off for Chiba on the Boso Peninsula to score some Buddha action. We took the Tokyowan Ferry from Kurihama across Tokyo Bay to Kanaya Port and the Boso Peninsula where we stood on the upper deck swaying with the rolling swell, enjoying views of the majestic Fuji trying to hide behind the clouds. Near our departure point we diverted to a small street fair where we couldn't resist indulging in some grilled food-on-a-stick, skewered vegetables wrapped in bacon to be exact, after which we continued on a short walk to board the ropeway to Nihon Temple on Mt. Nokogiri. The short ride up the mountainside was packed with ... read more

Destination: Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture (Distance from Tokyo: 115km, approximately 72 miles) Map → http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/chiba/minamibousou.html　 Date: August, 2007　 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The very first post of our story goes with our first trip to Tateyama of Chiba prefecture. We had this 2-day trip in the summer of 2007 (oh gosh, 3 years ago! Time flies so quickly!). Tateyama is located in the southern part of Chiba which is not so far away from the central area of Tokyo. But the area shows you a variety of faces Tokyo doesn’t have. Beautiful beaches, magnificent landscape, tasty food, friendly people ,etc. The atmosphere is so relaxed. You hardly imagine you are in a neighbor province just 2-3 hours away from one of the busiest cities in the world. “ Let’s get the hell out here... read more