Takayama 2019: Takayama Castle Ruins
Before leaving Takayama I hiked up the hill where the ruins of the city’s old castle is located. Today the area where Takayama Castle once…
Before leaving Takayama I hiked up the hill where the ruins of the city’s old castle is located. Today the area where Takayama Castle once…
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…
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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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…
Continue reading → Kanazawa 2019: Kanazawa Castle (金沢城) at night
I arrived back to Osaka late in the day and the train station I got off at was in the area close to Osaka Castle,…
When I had finished up at the Kokoen Garden I walked down the street to the main entrance of Himeji Castle. Also known as White…
Right next to Himeji Castle is the Kokoen Garden, which was where I started my sightseeing in Himeji. I had visited this garden during my…
Having left Shikoku behind, I crossed back to the island of Honshu and returned to Okayama where I caught a shinkansen heading east. A littler…
From Mt Yashima I took public transit across town to reach the Takamatsu ferry port for my planned sightseeing on nearby Ogijima Island. On my…
My second sightseeing stop in Ozu was at the city’s castle. Ozu Castle is on a hilltop above the Hijikawa River and was first constructed…