More brown food
8 November 2026
Tsuruga station area
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....
Rocks and waterfalls
8 November 2026
Iwagoyama loop from Shin-Hikida station
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....
High quality roof
7 November 2026
Central Tsuruga
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....
OMG so many hotel photos
7 November 2026
Toyama to Tsuruga on the bullet train
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....
There is no spoon
6 November 2026
Toyama Ramen at Toyama station
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 ....
Views up the valley
6 November 2026
Kosaba Gozenyama loop from Sasazu station
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 ....
Plenty of parking
5 November 2026
Exploring suburban 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....
Glassy canals and castles
5 November 2026
Kansui Park and Toyama glass art museum
The dreaded rest day, rain was forecast, but since I am not on a 20 km hike along the ridge of a slippery mountain, clear blue sky, typical. Since....
Immense stationification
4 November 2026
Toyama station area
As I may have mentioned, I originally came to Toyama in October 2016. Research tells me that the Shinkansen (bullet train) first came to Toyama in....
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