Kyoto 2017: Nijo Castle (二条城)
On my first full day in Kyoto I did some sightseeing in the central part of the city and one of the first places I…
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Kanazawa 2017: Nagamachi Samurai District (長町)
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…
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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…
Tokyo 2017: Akihabara (秋葉原)
As the sun was going down and the sky growing dark I arrived in Akihabara, the heart of Japan’s otaku culture. For gamers, anime and…
Tokyo 2017: Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社)
As I left the Imperial Palace East Gardens I decided to make a quick visit to the nearby Yasukuni Shrine. The shrine houses the spirits…
Tokyo 2017: Imperial Palace East Gardens (皇居東御苑)
Right in the middle of Tokyo are the former grounds of Edo Castle. While much of the castle grounds are closed off because they hold…
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Tokyo 2017: Tokyo Skytree (東京スカイツリー)
After I finished up in Asakusa I walked over to the Tokyo Skytree, which is the tallest building in Japan and has an observation deck…
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