Takamatsu 2019: Leaving Takamatsu and Shikoku
My 5-day detour down to Shikoku had unfortunately come to an end and it was time for me to return to Honshu to resume the…
Continue reading → Takamatsu 2019: Leaving Takamatsu and Shikoku
My 5-day detour down to Shikoku had unfortunately come to an end and it was time for me to return to Honshu to resume the…
Continue reading → Takamatsu 2019: Leaving Takamatsu and Shikoku
After spending four days in and around Tokyo, I began the next leg of my journey across Japan and Korea. This part of the trip…
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On the day I left Kanazawa I did one last bit of sightseeing in the morning when I rode my bicycle down to the Nagamachi…
Continue reading → Kanazawa 2017: Nagamachi Samurai District (長町)
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…
In the middle of Kanazawa is the Kenrokuen Garden, which is regarded as one of the best landscape gardens in Japan. The garden is right…
A long day of travel brought me from Sapporo up in Hokkaido down to the city of Kanazawa on the island of Honshu. The guesthouse…
Continue reading → Kanazawa 2017: Higashi Chaya District (東茶屋街)
I’ve been thinking more and more about my potential return trip to Japan and South Korea and recently I brainstormed what I call the Dream…