Walking north from Shibuya, I eventually reached the southeastern entrance of Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine. This is the most popular entry point for the shrine, partly…
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Right next to Shibuya Station is a large intersection known as Shibuya Crossing. Each time the traffic is halted a couple thousand people cross the…
If you’re ever in Shibuya be sure to keep an eye out for a statue of a dog near the southeast corner of Shibuya Crossing.…
The next place I’d be revisiting in Tokyo was Zojoji Temple, which is down in the area by Tokyo Tower. As I was walking along…
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On November 25, 2019 I woke up in Tokyo for the first time in about 2.5 months. My journey across Japan and Korea was nearly…
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…
My tour of Nagoya Castle delayed my departure from Nagoya into the afternoon and it took about two hours to reach my next destination, Matsumoto.…
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…
Back in Nagoya I came across a vending machine that had a type of Japanese soda that I hadn’t tried yet. It was Suntory Pop…
At the end of the Oharaimachi shopping street is the entrance to the Inner Ise Shrine. Also known as Naiku, the Inner Shrine was founded…
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