Streets paved with goldfish

2nd October - Tsuwano, western Japan

The ancient Samourai village of Tsuwan is nestled deep in a valley in the mountaineous inland region of Chugoku. What it lacks in pavements, it makes up for in water channels that run down the roadsides. And swimming about in the dark water are some of the fattest sea-beast carp that I have ever seen. As the story goes, if the village was ever seiged, the fishies would be used as snacks. That might even be true, but if so, I would like to see a scrap between a half starved man and one of these big boys. My money`s on fish face.

The village also proved that its wildlife was not limited to Kraken. We came into close contact with cranes, an eagle, a kingfisher, a preying mantis and a flying bear. That is what I call a full day`s work.