Tag: Beppu
Journey in Japan Part 6: Birds thrown around, bullets for hail
The largest storm on the planet passed through Beppu last night. The storm had drifted a little south of its predicted trajectory, but we still...
Journey in Japan Part 5: Going to Hell
Outside it is 32°C with 0% precipitation. The weather here goes from one extreme to another. The morning fog is long gone. I take a bike...
Journey in Japan Part 4: Twelve Hundred Monkeys
The entrance to Mount Takasaki Monkey Land National Park is at the bottom of a mountain. The mountain is 628 meters high, and the monkeys are...
Journey in Japan Part 3: Mostly Calmness
I am woken at 4:47 am to an alarm coming from the direction of the ocean. I look out of the window, it is raining...
Journey in Japan Part 2: Global Tower, Beppu Park, Crocodile Hell
After a few days of relaxing and enjoying the views, I decide it's about time I head out and see the sights. A sign in...
Journey in Japan Part 1: So Long, Tokyo, and Thanks for All the Fish
It is time to move on. The anticipation of spending eight hours on two different trains is something I lack. To avoid a whole day of travel I instead...