Much like Toyama, Tsuruga suburbs did not disappoint as far as eating and shopping options go. It does now seem to be a thing that in Japanese reg....
Not a hiking day, lets go climb the city mountain! Overlooking Tsuruga is a series of lookouts with a view of the port, the harbour, the city, the....
In my quest to space out photos of different areas of Tsuruga, tonight was the station area and the local department store, which appears to be ca....
A great hike today, but I must give a warning. The way up is a great trail, with good views, sign posts, with a few other people around. The way d....
My trip is only half over, but I think it is already the rainiest Japan trip I have ever been on. This evening it was raining again, but also wind....
Now I am in Tsuruga, the smallest city I have ever stayed at during all my travels in Japan. Will I starve? Probably not, there is a Coco curry do....
It is my last night in Toyama and I managed to have the famous local black ramen, which is actually called Chinese style black ramen. The noodles ....
I beat the rain! Today was a shorter hike with good views in the South of Toyama. I made a mistake getting there, the train I boarded from Toyama ....
Tonight I headed due south into the suburbs on approximately a 10km loop. At first it was dark and very quiet, but then after maybe walking 3km aw....