Kanazawa 2017: Kanazawa Castle (金沢城)
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…
Kanazawa 2017: Kenrokuen Garden (兼六園)
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…
Kanazawa 2017: Higashi Chaya District (東茶屋街)
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…
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Otaru 2017: The Canal Area
While I was staying in Sapporo I took a train out to the coastal town of Otaru. There’s not too much to see in Otaru…
Sapporo 2017: Sapporo TV Tower
At the east end of Odori Park is the Sapporo TV Tower. As I was walking around Odori Park I decided I’d check out the…
Flying Out Tomorrow
Tomorrow I’ll be flying out to Tokyo to being my trek across Japan and South Korea. While I’m overseas I’m going to try and stay…
Sapporo 2017: Odori Park (大通公園)
When I first arrived in Sapporo an intense rainstorm was passing through town but thankfully the next morning the clouds had cleared and I started…
Hakodate 2017: Onuma Park (大沼公園)
A few miles north of Hakodate is Onuma Quasi National Park. It’s called “quasi” because it’s technically not a national park but everyone acts like…
Hakodate 2017: Morning Market (函館朝市)
Each day there’s a morning market in Hakodate that runs from about 6am to noon. The market mostly sells seafood and produce and also has…
Hakodate 2017: Mt Hakodate at Night (函館山)
On my first night in Hakodate I took the ropeway up Mt Hakodate to see the city at night. The city of Hakodate was built…
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