Hokkaido 2019: Cape Sōya (宗谷岬)
At the very northern tip of Hokkaido is Cape Sōya. This is the northernmost point in all of Japan and I arrived there after several…
Hakodate 2019: Classic Trams
Hakodate has a simple tram network that runs through the city and while most of the trams have a more modern look there’s a small…
Hakodate 2019: Northwest of Motomachi
After passing through the area around Motomachi Park I kept walking northwest into the part of Hakodate that is towards the northern slope of the…
Hakodate 2019: The view from Mt Hakodate
After spending a little time down by the harbor I marched up to the Mt Hakodate ropeway station and rode the gondola up to the…
Hakodate 2019: Arrival in Hakodate
Sorry for the long delay since my last post. Don’t worry, I didn’t catch the COVID. What’s kept me away from this website is that…
Matsushima (松島) 2019
Once I finished up at Yamadera Temple I got on a train back to Sendai Station where I quickly transferred to another train that took…
Yamadera Temple (山寺) 2019
On my second day of sightseeing from Sendai I started with a visit to Yamadera Temple. From Sendai Station there are hourly trains heading west…
Hiraizumi 2019: Chusonji Temple (中尊寺)
My second and final piece of sightseeing in Hiraizumi was at Chusonji Temple. Chusonji is Hiraizumi’s most popular attraction and like the rest of the…
Hiraizumi 2019: Walking across town
While there are buses in Hiraizumi, I decided to walk from Motsuji Temple to my next destination in town. Part of this was because my…
Hiraizumi 2019: Motsuji Temple (毛越寺)
From the Aoba Castle Ruins in Sendai I took a bus to Sendai Station to begin my sightseeing outside of the city. My first day…
