I modified my blog title



I just modified my blog title as “Old Routes of Japan: Tracking down Japan off the beaten paths from the eyes of a Japanese native”. 

Basically, nothing will change. 

I’m just having a fun tracking down Japan’s old routes. 

Also, I started making a few more changes. 

I started adding yellow arrow on the map to show the actual old routes. And I also marked notable spots with either green or red circles. 

There are pictures that I have not marked yet, but I am slowly working on these. 

Tracking down old routes are fun in general. However, not all the spots are fun because you hardly see what these spots used to look like, and/or you don’t see series of old houses like the ones in Kyoto, Takayama and Tsumago. But these “not-so-fun” spots are still necessary to be noted, because otherwise people will forget the historical foundations of these spots. 

And I do not feature one particular spot like “This is a must-visit place!” because the concepts of “must-visit” places vary depending on person, and I do not want to fuel overtourism that some of notable places are suffering from. 

Instead, I will indicate spots I like. You will see more pictures and more detailed descriptions. I might write in more than 2 episodes or a separate episode for my favorite spots and inn towns because there is so much to see. 

And I welcome any feedback, requests and comments. If there are spots you guys want me to focus on, write on the comment section☺️

In Japan, we have an idiomatic expression, “空気を読め(Kuuki o yome)”, which means “Read the air”. This is equivalent to an English expression of “Read between the lines”. 

So, please read the air☺️ And join my journey. 

The picture below is not a fake photo. I found a Mt.Fuji view spot with coconut trees in a famous tourist spot, Enoshima of Fujisawa city. I took this photo on May 2025. 

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