All in a single day
14 November 2025
Okayama Castle Korakuen and Kurashiki
I knocked off all 3 of the tourist attractions in Okayama before 2pm. Notes here will be brief as there are a lot of photos (again). First up was ....
The hunt for the castle cat
13 November 2025
Bicchu Matsuyama Castle from Bitchu-Takahashi station
There are at least 3 ways to spell Bicchu (Bitchu, Bitcchu). Today I did a not very strenuous hike that features a castle. It is 'one of the twelv....
Touristing in the rain
9 November 2025
Takamatsu castle and Ritsurin garden
Do you like photos of gardens? Do you like photos of castles? Do you like photos of castle gardens? If yes, then today is the day for you. There a....
Hiking on a non hiking day
6 November 2025
Mount Bizan and Tokushima castle
Today on my rest day, I did a small hike to the top of the small mountain in the middle of the city, Mount Bizan. It was wet, steep, mossy and pro....
Everywhere has a castle and a garden
17 April 2025
Suizenji garden and Kumamoto castle
Today I went to the things most people go to see in Kumamoto, Suizenji Koen and the local partially destroyed by recent earthquake but largely re-....
Castle delays
18 November 2024
Odawara castle
Japan is famous for its punctual trains. On this trip this has not been my experience. I have frequently been on delayed trains, delayed local tra....
A garden a castle and a coin laundry
9 November 2024
Kenroku-en and Kanazawa castle ruins
Today I went to 3 places. I have been to 2 of them before. The coin laundry I went to I have not been to before. The entire reason millions of we....
Being dry is overrated
2 November 2024
SCMaglev and railway park
Peak amount of rain. So much rain that the main bullet train line was briefly suspended. It is also a long weekend, so a lot of people that live i....
Over castled
16 November 2023
Himeji castle and Engyoji shrine
That all took longer than I thought, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Today I did 2.5 activities in Himeji. First the castle which I somehow ....
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