Castles and shopping centres
7 November 2018
Taking the monorail to Shuri to see the Shurijo castle
Todays post is largely for my mother. I did things my mother will enjoy. My mother is just about the only reader of whats written here, so now I a....
Castle in the fog
8 November 2017
Climbing up the slippery hills to get to Gifu castle
Weather update: Misty fog but still really warm. Health update: Mildly snotty but maybe already getting better? Today I got to use the plethora o....
Last stop
7 November 2016
A quick trip to the Sendai castle on foot
Now I am back in Tokyo, hark the heralds. I will be here for 3 nights. Then I will be on a plane overnight, then I will be home on Friday. More pr....
Famous food and plenty of parking
23 October 2016
Local delicacy black ramen in Toyama
Toyama has more places to park than any other city I have seen in my life. Most of the city is dedicated to parking. Not multi storey parking buil....
Sand castle
24 November 2015
Visiting the castle ruins of Fukuoka
It was looking particularly grey, and damp, so hanging around the city was the order of the day. I decided to head west, after scrolling google ma....
Rainy bomb day
17 November 2015
Visiting the memorial peace museum in Hiroshima
As predicted, its raining. At times it was raining just enough to justify an umbrella, which I didnt have, but mostly it was raining enough for me....
Monkeys castles and fighter jets
12 November 2015
Day trip to Inuyama to the monkey park and castle
Today I went to Inuyama, which is near Gifu, north of Nagoya. Inuyama is a town famous for its castle, which is a real castle, built around 1500, ....
Osaka castle - Nagoya branch
11 November 2015
Visiting Nagoya castle and the Chrysanthemum displays
Today I did the touristy thing and went to Nagoya Castle. It is newly constructed, and still under construction, I took great care to ensure I hid....
Osaka Castle
13 March 2012
Osaka castle is one of the main attractions of Osaka. Its also listed as the number 1 tourist trap. I figure it cant be that bad since it only cos....