Many thanks to the reader in Japan who picked up a paperback copy of 'PARANORMAL JAPAN - Ghostly Tales, Mysteries & Unexplained Stories' today. Greatly appreciated. #paranormal #Japan www.hiddenpathskyoto.com

Got some new drum tracks today (thanks to friend back in UK who sent them to me, that's what friends are for!), having a play around. This one, I thought, had a bit of a ZZ Top groove. Enjoy. #guitar #rockblues #originalmusic www.youtube.com/shorts/YaCES...

David Attenborough turns 100 today! A truly remarkable human being. In a recent episode of 'The Supernatural Japan Podcast', David Attenborough came into conversation between myself and host Kevin @madformaple.bsky.social listen to the episode to find out why! www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6U-...

Golden Week Holiday over, a lot of rain in Kyoto but still did stuff, a visit to the botanical gardens, a spot of gardening, a lot of guitar playing, a walk in the rain. And also chatted with Kevin @madformaple.bsky.social on Supernatural Japan Podcast, take a listen! www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6U-...

A little noodle from this afternoon, ALL OR NOTHING by Small Faces. One of my favourite songs, played it live just the once years ago when I stepped in for a band and they gave me a sheet of paper with the chords on which I then taped to a mic stand. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAL-...

The Keukegen - The Filthy Yokai NEW MINI-EPISODE - Supernatural Japan 🇯🇵 👻 Listen Today! 🎤 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... #Japan #yokai #Japanese #folklore #paranornal #history @pjacksonmusic.bsky.social @curiousordinary.bsky.social

New blog post on the HIDDEN PATHS-Walking Historical Kyoto website 'Ancient Graves, The Fujiwara, and Sacred Deer'. Post involves videos and photos. #Kyoto #History www.hiddenpathskyoto.com/post/ancient...

Many thanks to the reader who picked up a copy of 'PARANORMAL KANSAI - Mysteries & Unexplained Stories of West Japan' yesterday. To hear 2 new Kansai ghostly tales listen to the latest Supernatural Japan Podcast episode hosted by Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6U-...

A book series I highly recommend. Great story, and the audio books sound, voice, and music is excellent. Really enjoyed these.

Just watched the Iron Maiden Burning Ambition movie premiere red carpet band arrival live video on the Cart & Horses facebook page. Really hope the movie comes to Japan #IronMaiden Up the Irons! www.youtube.com/shorts/_WdSR...

More Haunted Tales from Kyoto NEW EPISODE - Supernatural Japan 🇯🇵 🎤 Featuring guest - @pjacksonmusic.bsky.social Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... #Japan #Kyoto #Japanese #travel #supernatural #haunted

If you're looking for guided walking routes off the beaten path in Kyoto, don't hesitate to get in touch, historical, scenic, city or suburbs, on street or hiking, paranormal, stories. #Kyoto www.hiddenpathskyoto.com

May the 4th be with you.

A visit to Kyoto Botanical Gardens yesterday, hadn't been in a while. Never disappoints, even on a cloudy day. #Kyoto www.hiddenpathskyoto.com

Had a great chat with Kevin @madformaple.bsky.social on his Supernatural Japan Podcast this week. Episode out now on podcast & YouTube (YT link below). Covered a lot of ground, haunted prison gates, cursed mansions, giant ET rocks, and sacred animals! www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6U-...

More Haunted Tales from Kyoto NEW EPISODE - Supernatural Japan 🇯🇵 🎤 Featuring guest - @pjacksonmusic.bsky.social Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0VHM... #Japan #Kyoto #Japanese #travel #supernatural #haunted

Had a great chat with Kevin @madformaple.bsky.social on his Supernatural Japan Podcast this week. Episode out now on podcast & YouTube. Covered a lot of ground, haunted prison gates, cursed mansions, giant ET rocks, and sacred animals! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

More Haunted Tales from Kyoto NEW EPISODE - Supernatural Japan 🇯🇵 🎤 Featuring guest - @pjacksonmusic.bsky.social Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... #Japan #Kyoto #Japanese #travel #supernatural #haunted

From earlier in the week. A rainy day by the Fushimi canal, some recent renovations. #Kyoto www.hiddenpathskyoto.com

Updated the 'HIDDEN PATHS - Walking Historical Kyoto' website. You can now download FREE the first 2 chapters of the new work in progress book 'DARK PATHS - Walking In The Shadows of Kyoto'. Just click, read, and enjoy! #Kyoto www.hiddenpathskyoto.com

It's going to be a great Supernatural Japan this weekend!!! @pjacksonmusic.bsky.social joined us for another episode! He shared some amazing historical and spooky tales from #Kyoto #Japan! -- #history #travel #spooky ⛩️👻

"2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) has the most dramatic, most famous match cut in the history of cinema. remastered in HD: youtu.be/SsE6WgxG0aE?...

Looked out the back this morning and saw one of the locals was eating his breakfast, I hope he doesn't move on to my lettuce plants! #willdlife #Kyoto

I just read that actor Sam Neil, one of my favourite actors, has announced that after going on a new treatment clinical trial for what looked to be his terminal cancer, he is now cancer free! Great news.

A couple of books went out to a reader in the U.K. today. Many thanks to the reader, greatly appreciated (HIDDEN PATHS - Walking Historical Kyoto Volume 1, and TENGU & Other Stories). Enjoy. #Kyoto hiddenpathskyoto.com

A little Sunday morning guitar noodle. Enjoy. #guitar www.youtube.com/shorts/gQQVv...

Enoshima - Japan’s Dragon Island 🐉 NEW EPISODE - Supernatural Japan 🇯🇵 🎤 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4Pcg... #Japan #Japanese #history #dragons #enoshima #folklore

A little evening noodle. Enjoy. #guitar www.youtube.com/shorts/mteHK...

I recorded this acoustic instrumental a while back and it seemed to pick up a new lease of life recently picking up just over 1,000 views in the last 3 months. Many thanks to everyone that listened to the tune. Enjoy. #Tolkien #music www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5sG...

Hello there.

An Olmec Head hidden away in Kyoto. #olmec #Kyoto www.hiddenpathskyoto.com

A snippet of todays noodles and twoodles on the acoustic. #guitar

This young Acer sapling/seedling has grown from a seed from the tree behind.

The new Middle Earth movie 'The Hunt For Gollum' puts me in mind to try some more Tolkien inspired guitar music. Here's one from the past, 'SHADOWFAX', enjoy. @teawithtolkien.com @digitaltolkien.com @tolkientalk.bsky.social @tolkiensociety.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5sG...

If you're looking for an extensive walking and hiking guided tour of Uji, Kyoto #Kyoto take a look at my HIDDEN PATHS - Walking Historical Kyoto route on Viator/Tripadvisor. Bespoke and set routes available. Get in touch! www.viator.com/tours/Uji/Wa...

A little snippet of something I've been noodling around with.

One from the archives, crossing a 'bridge' on a Kyoto trek. #Kyoto www.hiddenpathskyoto.com

The deer is back. They only used to come down here in the winters. Now its every week. #Kyoto #wildlife

Kyoto, it's easy to find a quiet place. #Kyoto www.hiddenpathskyoto.com

Phantom Trains and Haunted Tracks 🚊 LISTEN TODAY - Supernatural Japan! 🇯🇵 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/36XA... #Japan #supernatural #trains #travel #Japanese #haunted

If you're looking for an extensive walking and hiking guided tour of Uji, Kyoto #Kyoto take a look at my HIDDEN PATHS - Walking Historical Kyoto route on Viator/Tripadvisor. Bespoke and set routes available. Get in touch! www.viator.com/tours/Uji/Wa...

A little guitar noodling! Enjoy. #guitar #originalmusic www.youtube.com/shorts/zbvLN...

One from the archives, a trek to Iwafune Jinja a couple of summers back (The Rock Ship Shrine). Follow the link to the blog for full info on this interesting location - www.hiddenpathskyoto.com/post/the-roc...

Easy to mock, but I’ve had one mindblowing experience with UAPs that I’ve written about before. Definitely not a phenomenon that fits the current paradigm.

May the sauce be with you!

Sunshine 60 Hauntings - Dark Tokyo Tales NEW EPISODE - Supernatural Japan 🇯🇵 👻 Featuring Guest - Riki Ohkanda Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... #Tokyo #Japan #haunted #Iikebukero #Japanese @pjacksonmusic.bsky.social

Sad to hear that UFO Investigator Nick Pope has passed away. Here's a link to one of his many appearances on The Unexplained radio show hosted by the late Howard Hughes (another great investigator of the genre who died in 2024). theunexplained.tv/episodes/edi...

Nutria on the Kamogawa riverbank, #Kyoto

Tsuchinoko — Japan’s Hidden Cryptid 🐍 - Does it really exist? - Supernatural Japan 🇯🇵 🎤 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... #Japan #cryptids #Japanese #supernatural #podcast @pjacksonmusic.bsky.social

Mt. Oiwa Shrine in the Forest of #Kyoto #Japan. I took so many photos here. One of the spookiest and #suoernatural feeling places I've been to in Japan. Big thanks to @pjacksonmusic.bsky.social for taking me there!