In their darkened shrines
7 November 2024
Kanazawa Katamachi district
Kanazawa is a city of 3 halves. The station, the market area where I am staying, and Katamachi by the old bridge. There is no train or tram betwee....
Low effort photo day
7 November 2024
Nagoya to Kanazawa on 2 different trains
Now I am in Kanazawa, where I have been once before. My hotel will take a bit of explaining but we will get to that. Getting here was 2 different....
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....
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 ....
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