SW945: A Walk in Japan Podcast
1) Post Man + Noon Chimes
May 20, 2021, Day 10 of the walk — Furusato Onsen to Owase — Stopped in a random person's garage for a break from the rain and sip of coffee and thought, huh, nice place to plop the camera down. No so...Show More
2) White House
May 19, 2021, Day 09 of the walk — Ise Kashiwazaki to Furusato Onsen — My favorite abandoned love hotel alone the Ise-ji: WHITE HOUSE. Abandoned for at least two years, definitely more. Let's sit outs...Show More
3) Marutanbo Roadside Diner
May 18, 2021, Day 08 of the walk — Misedani to Kii Kashiwazaki — Lunch at Marutanbo, 34 year old Japanese-style western food. Come sit for a few minutes with me while nothing exciting happens.
4) Takihara Shrine
May 18, 2021, Day 08 of the walk — Misedani to Kii Kashiwazaki — Takihara shrine was empty. I walked around for forty minutes in total silence. I set up to film and then … a priest. Doing nothing exci...Show More
5) Quiet Train Crossings
May 17, 2021, Day 06 of the walk — Okajimaya to Misedani — At two points near Kawazoe, railroad crossings, absolutely nothing going on — the local trains run few and far between in the afternoon with ...Show More
6) Yanagiharakannonsenpuku Temple
May 16, 2021, Day 06 of the walk — Meki Pass to Okajimaya — Behind Yanagiharakannonsenpuku Temple under the eaves in the rain, looking down at the Miya River, birdsong, passing mist, nothing exciting ...Show More
7) Rice Paddy Birdsong
May 15, 2021, Day 05 of the walk — Ise to Meki Pass — somewhere between Tamaru Station and Meki Pass, a rice paddy, recently flooded and planted, birdsong from the woods behind, cars in the distance.
8) Ise Shrine (Inner)
May 14, 2021, Day 04 of the walk — Ise to Ise, a day "off" — just 10km or so of slowly moving through the shrines. Birdsong galore, clapping pilgrims, burbling rivers, rustling leaves, a few smacks of...Show More
9) Generators
May 13, 2021, Day 03 of the walk — A relentless humm of generators flooding rice fields with water from canals. Cars drive by.
10) Suga Shrine
Thirty days walking the Kii Peninsula along the Ise Kaidō and Kumano Kodō. Posting daily binaural 4k views of nothing exciting, just a small window into a moment or two on the road. Today, May 12, 2...Show More