The great clock at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris

Travel Aesthetics

The memory of a stay, the view from the journey, and the character a place holds.

Notes from the road

Inns and onsen towns that stay with you after you leave.
Streets and museums that show what a place is made of.
The hour in an airport lounge, which is part of the trip too.

These are the English articles so far, grouped by Ikaho Onsen, Kumamoto, and Paris.

Latest articlesTravel Aesthetics

Ikaho Onsen

A stay at Nagomigokoro No Yado Omori in Gunma, and the highway bus from Tokyo Station.

Kumamoto

The shared airport lounge, and two free-admission days at Kumamoto Castle in April 2026.

Paris

How to book Musée d'Orsay tickets, which entrance to use, and how to get there.

FLIGHT & LOUNGE An airport lounge

The journey itself

The highway bus from Tokyo Station to Ikaho, and the shared lounge at Kumamoto Airport. The hour before departure is part of the trip.

Kumamoto
HOTEL & ONSEN Nagomigokoro No Yado Omori

A considered stay

Nagomigokoro No Yado Omori in Ikaho Onsen. Read the rooftop bath, the private bath, the rooms, and the meals by topic.

Ikaho Onsen
CULTURE & SCENE Musée d'Orsay

Culture and setting

How to enter the Musée d'Orsay, and the two spring days when Kumamoto Castle drops its admission fee.

Paris