The station in the sky, Uzui Station

Uzui-eki “the station in the sky” stands 30m above a picturesque mountain valley floor in the town of Ohnan in

Kissa Torimichi

On a drive out to the countryside around Ohnan, just across the border in Shimane, or to fill up before

Ohnan Ryokou-mura is a all-purpose, though somewhat run down, sports park with a track, climbing wall, concrete halfpipe, camping and

The main event of this two day festival is groups of locals charging up and down a narrow street with

April 22, 2017 Paul Walsh 6144 Views Ohnan, Shimane

Accommodation facility with great views of the Ohochi Basin and surrrounding mountains in Ohnan.

A thirty year community project in rural Ohnan has created an avenue of cherry trees as peaceful as it is

This is liveliest event of the year in Kaizumi [川角], nicknamed the “Closest Village to Heaven” for its high elevation

A gorgeous natural tapestry of peach blossoms painted on the former rice terraces of the “Closest Village to Heaven”.

Over 35,000 hand-arranged LED lights at Uzui Station which stands some 30m above the fields below. The event includes locally