Ise Shima 2019: Outer Ise Shrine (外宮)
My second day trip out of the city of Nagoya would take me down to Ise Shima, where I’d be visiting the famous Shinto shrines…
Takayama 2019: Old Town and Morning Market
On my departure day I was able to see a bit more of Takayama before leaving and I started by walking down to the city’s…
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Gokayama 2019: Ainokura Village (相倉)
The first of the two villages that I’d be visiting as part of my day trip from Takayama was Ainokura, in the Gokayama region of…
Takayama 2019: Arrival in Takayama
It was late afternoon when I arrived in Takayama but because the town is up in the mountains the days there are a bit shorter…
Kanazawa 2019: Leaving Kanazawa
It was time to bid farewell to Kanazawa so I grabbed my backpack from my hostel and headed to Kanazawa Station. The Tsuzumi-mon (Drum Gate)…
Kanazawa 2019: Kanazawa Castle (金沢城)
There’s an old joke among travelers about how the weather always gets better on the day that you’re leaving a particular location, and that was…
Kanazawa 2019: The walls of Kanazawa Castle
Much of Kanazawa Castle no longer exists but in the southern area of the castle you the old walls are still standing and a small…
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Kanazawa 2019: Oyama Shrine (尾山神社)
On the west side of Kanazawa Castle is a Oyama Shrine, which was first established in 1599 and was originally located in a different part…
Kanazawa 2019: Higashi Chaya District (東茶屋街)
It would be raining on-and-off for my entire first day in Kanazawa. Seeing as how there was nothing that could be done about the weather,…
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Kanazawa 2019: Kanazawa Castle (金沢城) at night
On my arrival night in Kanazawa I went over to Kanazawa Castle and took some photos of the castle grounds. Floodlights illuminate Kanazawa Castle’s buildings…
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