Tsunami

United States of America \ Member since April 2008

#64 485 132 33

Watch out! Tsunami is coming!

I was born in Japan, lived most of my life in Los Angeles, CA, but am currently changing country of residence every 3 months within Europe. 

My most impressive site: Glacier Bay, Mt. Athos, Masada, Skellig Michael

My proposal for a new site: Jingu, Ise, Japan; Atsuta-jingu, Nagoya, Japan; Izumo-taisha, Izumo, Japan; Kyoto Imperial Palace, Kyoto, Japan; Chion-In, Kyoto, Japan; Eihei-ji, Fukui, Japan; Kuon-ji, Yamanashi, Japan; Bodai-ji, Aomori, Japan; Bryce Canyon NP, Utah, USA; Arches NP, Utah, USA; The Wave, Arizona, USA; Coso Rock Art District, California, USA; Inyo National Forest (White Mountain area), California, USA; Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, California, USA; The Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, Palestrina, Italy; Hisarya, Bulgaria

Recent Visits
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    Birkenhead Park
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    Møns Klint
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    Megaliths of Carnac
Top 10 Missing
  1. Angkor 4.72
  2. Machu Picchu 4.63
  3. Petra 4.61
  4. Galapagos Islands 4.60
  5. Pyramids (Memphis) 4.51
  6. Rapa Nui 4.49
  7. Victoria Falls 4.48
  8. Great Wall 4.45
  9. Bagan 4.44
  10. Serengeti 4.41
Completed Countries

About Tsunami

Member since
April 2008
Country of Origin
United States of America
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#64
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Reviews by Tsunami

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Holasovice by Tsunami

Holasovice (Inscribed)

Holasovice

I visited Holasovice on Sunday by bus from the Ceske Budejovice bus station in front of the train station. I don't remember how many buses run on Sundays, but I …

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe by Tsunami

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (Inscribed)

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

I took a tram from the train station to the terminus in the park and walked for about 10 minutes to the palace. As I had only 3 hours in …

Shirakami-Sanchi by Tsunami

Shirakami-Sanchi (Inscribed)

Shirakami-Sanchi

OK, so I finally made it to Shirakami Mountains in hot-humid early August. I chose to go to the Aqua Green Village area because I can at least enter the …

Shirakami-Sanchi by Els Slots

Shirakami-Sanchi (Inscribed)

Shirakami-Sanchi

I just want to correct what I said below. Although a map I acquired online from the WH center at Shirakami Sanchi clearly shows that the summit of Mt. Shirakami …

Shirakami-Sanchi by Els Slots

Shirakami-Sanchi (Inscribed)

Shirakami-Sanchi

There is one way to enter the core zone of this WHS, and that is to climb Shirakami Dake, or Mt. Shirakami. You can do so from the train station …

Fortifications of Vauban by Tsunami

Fortifications of Vauban (Inscribed)

Fortifications of Vauban

As to how to see and what you can see at the site in Arras, all you have to do is to try to take paths around the fort that …

Fortifications of Vauban by Tsunami

Fortifications of Vauban (Inscribed)

Fortifications of Vauban

I visited the Arras Citadel in summer 2010. This Citadel now seems to be also part of a nomination called "Les villes bastionnées des Pays-Bas."

But the gate was …

Cultural Landscape of Canyon in Kamenets-Podilsk by Tsunami

Kamenets-Podilsk Cultural Lan… (On tentative list)

Kamenets-Podilsk Cultural Landscape

Out of over 500 cities I have visited in Europe, this site puzzles me the most in regard to why it has not been inscribed on the list yet. I …

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