I treated myself to a massage a couple nights ago. This hotel has a spa on the same floor as the Onsen baths so I thought heck yeah, let’s get this old body worked on. It was just the thing. Some Kumano Kodo kinks got worked out. After the massage I was offered an unusual…
Day: April 8, 2025
Kagoshima photos
Post by Ella We stumbled upon the red light district Walked along the river
Pop goes the Kinutani color
This morning the weather was sunny and in seventies. We walked along a river path under the cherry blossoms and wandered through a flower market where the pink azaleas and deep red Japanese maple prepared us for the colorful art that was to follow in the Kagoshima Museum of Art. The big exhibit featured paintings by…
The last Samurai
And we’re not talking Tom Cruise, we’re talking Saigo Takamori, born in 1828 in Kagoshima, the son of a low-ranking samurai. After his military training he served under Shimazu Nariakura the local Satsuma daimyo. When Shimazu died, Saigo was disgraced and exiled. He attempted suicide, but maybe his heart wasn’t into it because he was reinstated and returned…
Dumpling dinner
Post by Ella Back in Kagoshima proper after our venture in Sengan-en, time for a real meal. While staring at our phones, a woman (let’s call her Mae) rushed over and poked her nose between the two of us. “I Help?” Or more like “I Help!” Demanding to help. Okay sure. We mimed eating. Mae…