Blogs from Miyazaki, Japan, Asia

2023_Blog 16_Japan April 5 Port of Call: Aburatsu, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan – Weather: 63°F/17°C – Intermittent light rain – Wind 18.5 mph. Today’s excursion took us first to Udo Jingu Shrine and then to Obi Castle. The brochure description of the access to the shrine made it sound as though one had to walk on a narrow rocky ledge along the seashore and navigate oneself into a tight cave. The reality was quite different. Though there were many steps to climb, I counted over 200, the path was wide, with gravel sections and pavement, and well-marked. The shrine was tucked into a cave, but the cave itself was spacious and accommodated the shrine and several other small structures. Due to the excessive number of steps B opted to stay behind in the parking lot area and ... read more

Sooooo I have been living in Miyazaki for a little more than a week now, getting acquainted with the area and buying things for the apartment. Had to buy a pillow and some hanger things for the blind which are now up, before that it would get really hot in my room -.- I met like a lot of ALT people i forget what it stands for maybe Alternative Language Teacher? The people who are like Xander and are in the JET program, teaching English to various levels of students in Japan. They were all really cool, from different parts of the world, a bunch from Ireland with cool accents, one from Britain (that i can remember) and some from the U.S. We all went out to a festival nearby which I was told was ... read more