Monthly Archives: July 2025

GREATER TOKYO DARE Honshu – Izu Islands Pacific – Minami Torishima Pacific – Ogasawara (Bonin, Iwo Jima) Pacific – Parece Vela (Okino Torishima) THE ARCHITECTURAL WORK OF CORBUSIER, An Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement WHS TOKYO Urban Legends Akihabara … Continue reading →

KANTO (Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma) OGASAWARA ISLANDS WHS TOMIOKA SILK MILL AND RELATED SITES WHS MITO Architectural Delights: Mito: Art Tower Mito SAGAMIHARA TAKASAKI/MACBASHI History, Culture, National and City Museums: Takasaki: Gunma Prefectural Museum of History Railway, Metro, … Continue reading →

TOKYO  KANTO, CHIBU SOUTH-WEST  HOKKAIDO  TOHOKU NORTH & SOUTH, CHIBU NORTH-WEST  KANSAI WEST & EAST, SHIKOKU

TOHOKU NORTH (Aomori, Akita, Iwate) DARE: Shimokita Peninsula (Honshu extreme north) World Heritage Sites Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan Shirakami-Sanchi Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron … Continue reading →

HOKKAIDO SOUTH AND CENTRAL (Sapporo, Iwamizawa, Hakodate) JOMON PREHISTORIC SITES IN NORTHERN JAPAN WHS  HAKODATE Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse. Urban Legends:  Museum of Northern Peoples Art Museums: Hakodate Museum of Art Urban Legends: Hakodate: Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse Museums – … Continue reading →

GUANGXI WEST, HAINAN  GUANGDONG, HUNAN SOUTH 

GUANGXI WEST (Nanning, Baise, Hechi, Qinzhou) transit NANNING History, Culture, National and City Museums Nanning: Guangxi Museum of Nationalities Nanning: Guangxi Provincial Museum Nanning: Nanning Museum Natural History and Earth Museums: Nanning: Geological Museum of Guangxi Science, Technology and all … Continue reading →

GUANGDONG – GREATER GUANGZHOU (incl. Zhuhai) Tentative WHS: Site of Southern Yue State (28/03/2008) GUANGZHOU Urban Legends Guangzhou: Beijing Road Guangzhou: Shamiandao Island Guangzhou: Shangxiajiu Street Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars FMetro, Foshan, Haizhu Tram (Guangzhou) Roads, Road Bridges and … Continue reading →

Day 35, Sun, July 6 LABRADOR (Happy Valley, Goose Bay, Red Bay) It was 520 km from Labrador City to Happy Valley, a distance covered on a good road. Trans-Labrador Highway. Highway 510 – good pavement but no rumble strip, … Continue reading →

Hiking the impressive orange dunes in Sossusvlei is just one not-to-be-missed experience when visiting Namibia—and there’s so much more to see and do. 8 MUST-DO ADVENTURES IN NAMIBIA   Hike massive sand dunes, sleep under the stars, and enjoy world-class wildlife … Continue reading →