Before the monkeys of Nagano, we were as you might know (if you read the blog or my twitter account;) in Tottori Ken. Tottori is the birth place of my wife so through the past years I have been there quite often, and I know it more than most of the Japanese! For people in Japan, Tottori is often known as the place where there are dunes (sometimes called the Japan desert !! o_O), and others... Read more

I am currently enjoying the Silver Week in Tottori Ken. My only connection to the Internet is my iPhone one so even if I can use the tethering (non officially supported) function with my Mac to surf the web, I won't upload dozens of photos through this channel, so this a light article... That said I've some articles in preparation and as soon as I'll be back in Yokohama I'll upload them. For... Read more

[Photo by hfossli, his Flickr]. Daisen (大山, the Big Mountain) is the highest peak of Tottori with 1710m (and largest mountain in western Japan) and is one of the main attractive spot of Tottori, maybe as much as the famous dunes (Sakyu) in the east of the prefecture.It is my favorite place in Tottori and also for many Tottolar (nickname for people living in Tottori). I took thi... Read more

I spent the last week in Tottori Ken, a prefecture in the west of Japan along the Sea of Japan. This is one of the first places I visited in Japan (as a wwoofer in 2005) and for some reasons I come back there about twice a year since *_* . Of course compared to Tokyo, Tottori is really the "deep" Japan far from the lights of Ginza. Over there, it's more usual to be a farmer, fisherman or a craft... Read more

Came back to Yokohama this morning from a one week holiday in Tottori Prefecture. I am now sorting pictures, and preparing blog posts. More to come in the next days! Read more