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…
Kanazawa: Cycling the City
It was time for what would be my longest day of transit while in Japan. From Sapporo I took a train to New Chitose Airport…
