Kanazawa 2019: Omicho Market (近江町市場)
As I arrived in the central part of Kanazawa the rain started coming down again and I ducked into the Omicho Market to dry off.…
As I arrived in the central part of Kanazawa the rain started coming down again and I ducked into the Omicho Market to dry off.…
When I finished exploring the area around the Higashi Chaya District I started on my way towards the central part of Kanazawa. As I was…
Continue reading → Kanazawa 2019: Autumn colors along the Asano River
It would be raining on-and-off for my entire first day in Kanazawa. Seeing as how there was nothing that could be done about the weather,…
Continue reading → Kanazawa 2019: Higashi Chaya District (東茶屋街)
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 caught a 3:10pm Thunderbird train at Kyoto Station heading north up to Kanazawa. Thunderbird trains are fast, but not as fast as shinkansen trains…
Time was rapidly running out on my 2019 journey but I still had a number of places to visit and for a bit over a…
Continue reading → Japan-Korea 2019: We’re not skipping Chubu!
After five nights and an absurd amount of sightseeing it was time to leave Kyoto and continue my trek across Japan. In the mid-afternoon I…
Lol, it’s true, I went back to Fushimi Inari Shrine a third time before leaving Kyoto. It was getting late in the afternoon and I…
Continue reading → Kyoto 2019: Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社)(Third Visit)
In the late afternoon I found myself in the central part of Kyoto and while I was there I passed through the Nishiki Market. This…
At night I went back out into the Higashiyama District and I was able to get a nice photo of the road that leads up…