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 ....
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....
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....
Dogo is Japanese for dog
9 November 2023
Dogo Onsen and Matsuyama castle
Today I did all the tourist things that there are to do in Matsuyama. As far as I can tell, there are 2, Dogo Onsen, and the elevated castle that ....
Old temples and closed castles
6 November 2023
Onomichi and Fukuyama day trip
Today I decided to utilise me Setouchi area pass train thing and ride some bullet trains.. and some normal trains. The pass incorporates the whole....
Pollution day in Karatsu
10 November 2018
Taking a train to Karatsu, walking along the beach, through a pine forest and up a hill to a garden
Well, today was supposed to be a rest day. Right now I have already done over 40k steps again. Nearly all on roads so for those of you playing alo....
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