Okinawa 2019: Nakagusuku Castle (中城)
It was a Sunday when I picked up my rental car in Naha and I first attended a church service before doing some sightseeing on…
Naha 2019: Shuri Castle (首里城)
To start off my sightseeing in Naha I visited Shuri Castle, which might be the city’s biggest historical attraction. I took the monorail to the…
Jeonju 2019: Pungnammun Gate (전주 풍남문)
The next stop in my trek across Korea was the town of Jeonju. I arrived at night and the next morning I started my sightseeing…
Himeji 2017: Himeji Castle (姫路城)
While I was staying in Hiroshima I did a day trip out to Himeji to check out the city’s castle. It would have been better…
Osaka 2017: Osaka Castle (大阪城)
Before doing a day trip out to Nara I spent part of a morning at Osaka Castle. When the castle was first built in the…
Kyoto 2017: Nijo Castle (二条城)
On my first full day in Kyoto I did some sightseeing in the central part of the city and one of the first places I…
Kanazawa 2017: Kanazawa Castle (金沢城)
When I finished at the Kenrokuen Garden I walked across the street to Kanazawa Castle. The castle unfortunately is only partially complete because it has…
Rome 2018 (Second Visit): Final Day, Part 3
After walking a short distance down beside the Tiber River we went back up to street level next to the Italian Supreme Court building and…
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Hiroshima & Himeji: Destruction & Splendor
At Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka I purchased a reservation for my shinkansen (bullet train) to Hiroshima. The shinkansen was set to depart Osaka at 1:09pm,…
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Osaka & Nara: The Running Man & The Deer
It only takes about 30 minutes to get to Osaka from Kyoto by train. Because of their relatively close proximity it’s certainly possible to visit…
