9.a 25 to 30 March – Tour with Mimiko

After WWOOF #4, a real experience of living close to nature, and before WWOOF #5, we got a short week of touring with our friend Mimiko. For us almost full day in trains (5 interconnections) going east, for Mimiko a frightful ~900km by car, westbound.

Our rendez-vous point was in Hagi.


https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place/Hagi,+Yamaguchi/@34.5049519,131.4267144,9z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x3544ad765d097d07:0x8c367c7db4a083d6?hl=en

We did not just visit Hagi … with Mimiko we did a real tour on southern coast of Japanese sea, plus some excursions inland. Parts of the itinerary had been planned ahead, but a lot came from inspired improvisation.

Aside from Hagi, we also visited Tsuwano , overnighted in Oda, visited Izumo, inland visit to Okuizumo-Minari, back to the coast with Matsue, then Yoshiokaonsencho and could not miss the dunes in Tottori…. This is what can be called a drivu de luxe!

Overview of our 5 daytour

Getting to Hagi

On our way from nearby Fukuoka to Hagi, we took the train and had to change 5 times… opportunities to get glimpses of variety of countrysides.

Journey starts on a platform, with either ekibento (typical lunchbox), or a quick noodle soup (udon)
Anyone dreaming of instant noodles? Japan is the place…
Don’t expect to see that one after next hurricane season….
That one looks convenient, ready for cold and wet weather.
But then it can be packed!
For our friends architects or interested in architecture…
Very local local-train network…
40’ transit: just enough time to visit station surroundings and be offered some fruits!
Other even more local train: one wagon.
Track was then along the coast.. tiny villages at each bays.
And finally reached Hagi.
10’ after we arrived to our Minshuku, we were joined by our friend Mimiko

In previous post we have mentioned the life saving Kotatsu (a low table with integrated heating)…

And in use …

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