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25 October 2016
Exploring the shopping and dining options of Kanazawa
Weather update: rain. Also hot, 23C when I left for the evening, wish I wore shorts. Due to big drops of rain I decided to head for the station ar....
Racing the rain that never was
25 October 2016
Hiking Shiritakayama in Kanazawa
The weather forecast was not good. Rain all day. I originally planned to climb Hakusan, Japan's third most sacred mountain after Fuji and Tate. Ho....
Its a real city
24 October 2016
Exploring the mysterious alleyways of Kanazawa
As my unimaginative title suggest, Kanazawa is a real city, even on a Monday night. Its Monday isnt it? Yeah, Monday. My route first went to the o....
Castles gardens and tourists
24 October 2016
Travelling to Kanazawa and the Kenrokuen garden
Kanazawa has the same population as Toyama, and yet it seems 10 times bigger. It is sometimes referred to as little Kyoto, as a result, there are ....
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....
Volcanic gas panic
23 October 2016
Climbing Tateyama on the Kurobe alpine route
Today I climbed one of Japans 3 sacred mountains located on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. The alpine route goes from Toyama, across, above and....
Places to eat
22 October 2016
Eating Okonomiyaki in Toyama
Toyama has lots of places to eat. I identified 3 places I want to eat at and I am only here 2 nights. Such a terrible dilemma. I would still rate ....
Huge hotel room
22 October 2016
From Nagano to Toyama by Shinkansen
Now I am in Toyama, and have the biggest hotel room I have ever had in Japan. Just think of all the activities I can do in here! Its going to be a....
City in decline
21 October 2016
The Nagano branch of the Tokyu department store
I am convinced, Nagano is a city in serious decline. Perhaps this is the future for much of Japan, with a declining population, a reluctance to al....