https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/daily1.0https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/postsdaily1.0https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/posts/fifteen-minutes-by-bicycle-to-tanoura-beach2026-10-02weekly0.8https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/posts/place-amadablam_hfzcmoFifteen Minutes by Bicycle to Tanoura Beachhttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/place-boudhanath_hmfckqFifteen Minutes by Bicycle to Tanoura Beachhttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/place-umijigoku_yfw8osFifteen Minutes by Bicycle to Tanoura Beachhttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/place-amadablam_kqy7oeFifteen Minutes by Bicycle to Tanoura Beachhttps://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/posts/ten-minutes-of-fireworks-at-kantan-port-park2026-10-02weekly0.8https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/posts/best_v1lwf3Ten Minutes of Fireworks at Kantan Port Parkhttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/og-cover_hh1eb0Ten Minutes of Fireworks at Kantan Port Parkhttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/place-umijigoku_l4et9dTen Minutes of Fireworks at Kantan Port Parkhttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/place-usajingu_oedcmoTen Minutes of Fireworks at Kantan Port Parkhttps://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/posts/walking-among-old-trees-on-yakushima2026-10-01weekly0.8https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/posts/shiratani-unsui-gorge-18_phvwxwWalking Among Old Trees on Yakushimahttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/shiratani-unsuikyo-yakushima-island-4196057333_g7xfauThe moss forest at Shiratani Unsuikyo.https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/shiratani-unsui-gorge-11_iawsdjRain, rock and cedar.https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/posts/sakurajima-the-volcano-next-door2026-10-02weekly0.8https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/posts/kagoshima-city-and-mount-sakurajima-from-mount-shiroyama-3_ismshwSakurajima, the Volcano Next Doorhttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/sakurajima-ferry_l2bmwsThe ferry that runs all day and all night.https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/sunrise-from-sakurajima-kagoshima-jul-29-2012_zl7m3kEarly morning across the bay.https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/posts/onsen-hopping-in-kurokawa2026-10-02weekly0.8https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/posts/kurokawa-onsen-light-up_qxf8tbOnsen Hopping in Kurokawahttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/street-in-kurokawa-onsen_rdyj3sThe village street, following the river.https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/2014-08-08-bathing-token-at-kurokawa-onsen-kumamoto_ph5zozThe wooden pass — good for three baths.https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/posts/karatsu-castle-and-the-pine-forest-by-the-sea2026-10-02weekly0.8https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/posts/view-of-tenshu-of-karatsu-castle-from-jonaibashi-bridge_tvmlsqKaratsu Castle and the Pine Forest by the Seahttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/nijinomatsubara-from-hamasaki-beach_dbtypgThe pine forest, curving along the bay.https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/view-from-tenshu-of-karatsu-castle-nijino-matsubara-and-mount-kagamiyama_d50u3dLooking down at the coast from the castle tower.https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/posts/a-quiet-day-in-nagasaki2026-10-02weekly0.8https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/posts/nagasaki-city-view-from-mt-inasa07s_fve84dA Quiet Day in Nagasakihttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/trip-to-nagasaki-october-2008-06_vhzkuoThe Peace Statue — one hand up, one hand held out flat.https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/glover-garden-nagasaki-150821367_fadbkdGlover Garden, above the harbour.https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/posts/dinner-at-a-yatai-in-fukuoka2026-10-02weekly0.8https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/posts/yatai-beside-naka-gawa-fukuoka-japan-20110525-01_tw2qkeDinner at a Yatai in Fukuokahttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/yatai-selling-ramen-beside-naka-gawa-fukuoka-japan-20110525_amc48rA ramen yatai getting ready.https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/skewers-of-meat-at-a-yatai-beside-naka-gawa-fukuoka-japan-20110525_a9vnuzYakitori on the grill.https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/fukuhaku-deai-bridge-nakasu-hakata-ku-nishi-nakasu-hakata-ku-fukuoka-city-202211_i5iz8hThe Naka river at Nakasu, where most of the stalls are.https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/posts/the-wide-open-grass-of-mount-aso2026-10-02weekly0.8https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/posts/aso-kusasenri-horses-52133462269_hwwc5rThe Wide Open Grass of Mount Asohttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/mount-nakadake-aso-san_nx1w1tThe active crater at Nakadake.https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/mountasocrater-from-kusasenri-viewpoint_ii3b4qThe view from the Kusasenri grass plain.https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/posts/rowing-a-boat-through-takachiho-gorge2026-10-02weekly0.8https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/posts/manai-falls-at-takachiho-gorge_cxfchgRowing a Boat Through Takachiho Gorgehttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/takachiho-gorge-by-boat_qxy7rnThe rowing boats, waiting their turn.https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/takachiho-gorge-may-5-2015_us2cwqLooking down into the gorge from the path.https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/posts/kumamoto-castle-standing-again2026-10-02weekly0.8https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/posts/kumamoto-castle-04n4272_ftrtxaKumamoto Castle, Standing Againhttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/kumamoto-castle-06s5s4272_vwndhwThe keep, black against the sky.https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/kumamoto-castle-02n3200_qhxcb2The curved stone base, called musha-gaeshi.https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/posts/plum-trees-and-old-prayers-at-dazaifu2026-10-02weekly0.8https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/posts/20100719-dazaifu-tenmangu-shrine-3328_awuag6Plum Trees and Old Prayers at Dazaifuhttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/dazaifu-tenmangu-plum-tree-2004-03-07_nofbobPlum blossom in early March.https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/dazaifu-tenmangu-shrine-honden-main-prayer-hall_esxsh0The main hall, where people leave their wishes.https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/posts/a-slow-morning-in-yufuin2026-10-02weekly0.8https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/posts/mount-yufudake-and-yufumi-dori-street-in-front-of-yufuin-station_l2bfzbA Slow Morning in Yufuinhttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/stream-near-tenso-shrine-and-lake-kinrinko_armrosThe stream that feeds Lake Kinrin.https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/yufudake-2_h0ubyfMount Yufu, with its two peaks.https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/forest-of-quercus-serrata-and-chagall-museum-on-side-of-lake-kinrinko_bsncjvThe quiet side of the lake.https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/posts/the-steaming-streets-of-beppu2026-10-02weekly0.8https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/posts/beppu-umi-jigoku04n4272_jxeavsThe Steaming Streets of Beppuhttps://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/beppu-city_nixch6Steam coming straight off the street.https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/beppu-chinoike-jigoku01n4272_clcxioChinoike Jigoku, the red one.https://res.cloudinary.com/fozptrth/image/upload/v1/files/gallery/kannawamushiyu_akxrq2The old steam bath house in Kannawa.https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/tags/festivalsweekly0.4https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/tags/foodweekly0.4https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/tags/fukuokaweekly0.4https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/tags/hikingweekly0.4https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/tags/historyweekly0.4https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/tags/kagoshimaweekly0.4https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/tags/kumamotoweekly0.4https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/tags/miyazakiweekly0.4https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/tags/nagasakiweekly0.4https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/tags/natureweekly0.4https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/tags/oitaweekly0.4https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/tags/onsenweekly0.4https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/tags/sagaweekly0.4https://blog.sureshsurkheti.com/authors/suresh-surkhetimonthly0.4