Castle of failure
15 November 2023
Hikone castle
Today was one of the biggest failures in all my travelling history. I got up at 5:45am to get the early train around lake Biwa, connecting to a lo....
Most of the main drag
14 November 2023
Kyoto shopping area
Everyone who has been to Japan has been to Kyoto and walked up and down the main shopping street to the shrine at the end, past the 2 x covered sh....
Long waste of a day
14 November 2023
Osaka to Kyoto by local train
I could have walked here. Maybe that is a plan for another trip? Anyway, today I set out and succeeded in wasting the whole day getting from Osaka....
Korea practice
13 November 2023
Bibimbap in Osaka
Currently I plan to go back to Korea for the 6th time next April. I have been going there a lot since COVID because Japan kept me locked out. So w....
Ruined sea of cloud
13 November 2023
Takeda castle ruins day trip
It took 2 trains to get there and 4 trains to get back. 2 hours there 3.5 hours back. It was raining but not enough for me to get wet. There was a....
Illuminated with 2 kinds of meat
12 November 2023
Namba to Tennoji via Shinsekai
Now it is a bit cold and windy. Time for an nice evening walk then. My route was south east, through the giant upward sloping Namba parks mall whi....
Grey wedding day of not much going on
12 November 2023
Sumiyoshi Taisha Osaka
Rest day with no plan. The 2nd of this trip, the first one was day 3 in Tokyo when I went to a park. Are you ready for a grey day for a walk throu....
One street to the right
11 November 2023
Namba to Umeda in Osaka
I remember walking from Namba to Umeda on a previous visit. It is really not very far. I also remember eating a pizza in Umeda, and my joke then w....
Primeval not primordial
11 November 2023
Nara Mount Kasuga forest
Last time I went to Nara, which was in 2017, I was prevented from walking the loop through the 'forest of the gods' due to fallen trees from a typ....