Enoshima 2019 (November visit): Iwaya Caves
Near the flat rocks on the southern shore of Enoshima is the entrance to the Iwaya Caves. There are two separate caves down here that…
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Near the flat rocks on the southern shore of Enoshima is the entrance to the Iwaya Caves. There are two separate caves down here that…
Continue reading → Enoshima 2019 (November visit): Iwaya Caves
At Hakone-machi I got off the sightseeing boat to pay a visit to the reconstruction of the Hakone Checkpoint. Hakone used to be on an…
Right by Lake Ashinoko’s torii gate are the stairs leading up to Hakone Shrine. Tradition says that Hakone Shrine was first founded in the year…
After visiting Yohashira Shrine I crossed to the south side of the Metoba River and took a walk through the Nakamachi District. This part of…
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It was a cold day in the mountains of central Japan but Matsumoto Castle wasn’t going to tour itself, so after getting ready for the…
I had spent so much time doing day trips out of Nagoya that I ended up only having time for a single bit of sightseeing…
My second destination within the Kiso Valley was the town of Magome. Like Tsumago, Magome is a former post town that sits on an old…
My next stop in Tsumago was the Honjin, which was the town’s primary inn and was where government officials and other important visitors would stay.…
The next phase of my journey across Japan brought me down to the city of Nagoya. Much like Takayama, I would be using Nagoya as…
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…