Tag Archives: Yunotsu

Welcome to Shimane, 47th Most famous Prefecture

Posted on January 3, 2018 by

Yunotsu – Yonago 82 miles The temperature was dropping now, little by little, on a nightly basis, yet at 12°C it was still more than comfortable. Rising at 05:30am, I was packed up and ready to go by 05:45am, I … Continue reading →

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Stinkymon Goes to Onsen Town

Posted on January 2, 2018 by

As nightfall approached, any preconceptions about being stuck in the mountains after dark, were countered by finding the remote, backwater onsen town of Yunotsu. Up until the 17th Century, Yunotsu was used as a port to transfer silver, harvested from … Continue reading →

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The Monkey Rock of Yamaguchi

Posted on December 27, 2017 by

Hagi – Yunotsu 92 miles I don’t know what to do about my stupidity sometimes; it is hard to shake off. Heading north out of Hagi along the cracked asphalt road – that was sufficiently spurned by vegetation – spiders … Continue reading →

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