Wheely good time
28 October 2016
Riding the ferris wheel in Sapporo
The city area of Sapporo is huge. I am surprised by how huge and colorful it is. Like I said above, I walked the length of it to get to my hotel w....
New airport day
28 October 2016
From Kyoto to Osaka to Sapporo by plane
Now I am in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido, near Russia and North Korea, famed for its bears, beer and potatoes. I am writing both updates at ....
Repeat visits
27 October 2016
The Kyoto Yodobashi is very large
Sorry to my loyal viewer, but there are not many photos this evening. Main reason for this is, I went back to the same place as last night cause I....
Canyon mountain
27 October 2016
Hiking Mount Hiei in Kyoto using public transport
After spending some time researching I had selected my Kyoto mountain. There are not huge mountains near Kyoto but there are mountains, I chose wh....
They actually finished one
26 October 2016
The covered shopping streets of Kyoto
Kyoto has been completed. There is nothing under construction. Last time I was here everything was, including the big temple near the station, the....
Slow train to big city
26 October 2016
Taking the slow train from Kanazawa to Kyoto
Now I am in Kyoto, I will be here for 2 nights, I have been here twice before, it is the main tourist centre of Japan. Whilst it is not a big city....
NO PHOTO Bigot
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....