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    A Walk in a Small Harbor Town

    #5 Scenes of Yobuko

    A Walk in a Small Harbor Town

    After looking around the Yobuko Morning Market, I had a glass of jibiru. The next plan was to take a sightseeing boat to Nanatsugama (七ツ釜), which I had found on Google Maps. From the photos, the scenery looked very impressive. The sightseeing boats depart from Marine Pal Yobuko. It is right in front of the […]


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    A Morning Market in a Small Port Town

    #4 Yobuko Morning Market

    A Morning Market in a Small Port Town

    It rained quite a bit overnight, but it started to clear from early morning.Thanks to that, I was able to take a short walk around the ryokan. The weather forecast had said it would rain all day.So I was even thinking of giving up all my plans and checking into a hotel in Karatsu instead.Thankfully, […]


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    Time Quietly Held by the Streets

    #17 The Old Downtown; Along the Port and the Market

    Time Quietly Held by the Streets

    While walking through the old downtown, night had already fallen. I think that, for ordinary travelers, spending about one day looking around the old downtown is usually enough. But I am a somewhat lazy traveler who starts the day late and finishes early.For someone like me, the old downtown must have been too large a […]


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    Walking Through Mokpo’s History.

    #14 Mokpo Modern History and Culture Space

    Walking Through Mokpo’s History.

    I walk through the old downtown. I walk slowly through Mokpo’s old downtown. Winter is harsh, but the wind from the southern sea is more bearable than the one in Seoul.With the afternoon sunlight added, the walk feels quite manageable. No matter which alley of the old downtown you walk through, you can feel Mokpo’s […]


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    The Starting Point of a Walk Through Mokpo’s Modern History

    #13 Mokpo Modern History Museum, Building 1

    The Starting Point of a Walk Through Mokpo’s Modern History

    As I mentioned in an earlier post, one of the main purposes of this trip was to slowly walk through Mokpo’s old downtown.Unlike many other cities, Mokpo has layers of modern and contemporary history still deeply embedded in the city.This trip was about walking through those remaining streets and alleys of modern history,and that is […]


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    Storage of Mokpo’s Modern and Contemporary History

    #11 Old Downtown ; Around Mokpo Station

    Storage of Mokpo’s Modern and Contemporary History

    There were two main reasons why I chose Mokpo as the destination for this trip. One was the restaurants of Mokpo. There are places I’ve saved over the years because they were delicious, and others I’ve received recommendations for but haven’t had the chance to visit yet. I wanted to take this opportunity to visit […]


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    Walking the old town, sleeping in the new town

    #2 Pyeonghwa Square

    Walking the old town, sleeping in the new town

    The goal of this trip was simple.I wanted to walk through Mokpo slowly. That is why I did not take a taxi.Instead, I took a bus from Mokpo Station to the hotel. There was a reason for this. When I travel in small cities in Japan,I try to use buses or trams whenever I can. […]


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    Shochu Day, a Big Street Festival

    #23 Shochu Street 2025

    Shochu Day, a Big Street Festival

    Kagoshima’s biggest festival is the Ohara Matsuri.It takes place every year on November 2–3 in the Tenmonkan area.It is not only the biggest festival in Kagoshima but also the biggest one in Southern Kyushu. If I had known this when planning my trip,I would have stayed longer to see the Ohara Matsuri too.I only realized […]


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    Scenes from the Street: Part 4

    #20 Near Chuo Park

    Scenes from the Street: Part 4

    The largest shrine in Kagoshima is, of course, Terukuni Shrine. And right in front of the shrine runs Terukunidori, stretching north to south. The west side of this street is Tenmonkan.It’s the area I visited every night for drinks,and the one I’ve shown many times across previous posts. On the opposite side of Tenmonkan,meaning the […]


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    Scenes from the Street: Part 3

    #17 Kagoshima Port Area

    Scenes from the Street: Part 3

    This post is a collection of photos and short videosfrom the Kagoshima Port area, where the Fish Market, Waterfront Park, and Kagoshima Aquarium are located. Aside from short comments for each photo,there isn’t much writing this time. Hope you enjoy it. First, I walked toward the Kagoshima Fish Market. Kagoshima doesn’t actually have many tourist […]