The smaller yet bigger city
3 November 2026
Niigata to Toyama on multiple trains
Now that I am in Toyama, where I have been once before, I can already reconfirm my suspicions that despite having half the population of Niigata t....
And now there is a flood
2 November 2026
Rainy Niigata night
My last night in Niigata and after editing and annotating about 1000 photos I was ready to head out for an evening saunter and some food, only to ....
Revisiting the mystery pole
2 November 2026
Mount Yahiko from Yahiko to Iwamuro stations
A lot of photos today so not much text. I have done this hike before. I did it slightly differently this time. It rained but I did not really get ....
Both sides of the tracks
1 November 2026
Niigata station area
As previously threatened, tonight was the night for re-exploring both sides of the station to see how it has changed since I was last here 7 years....
The worst train museum in Japan
1 November 2026
Niitsu railway museum
Laundry day! All my wet and muddy clothes are starting to grow mould so first laundry day had to be brought forward. I made sure that this laundry....
Still wet hours later
31 October 2026
Niigata Bandai area
Despite my best efforts with the hair dryer, my shoes, wallet and phone are all still wet. Oh well, perhaps I will go out and get wetter in the ra....
Drilling for oil in a thunderstorm
31 October 2026
Bodaijiyama from Yashiroda to Tagami stations
It is Halloween, allegedly, I am not in Shibuya this time. Instead I woke up and was surprised by blue sky, then I checked my 8 different weather ....
Now even more abandoned
30 October 2026
Niigata Furumachi area
I was last here in 2019, when I marvelled at how quiet the bit of Niigata between the river and the sea is, the area is known as Furumachi. Last t....
The cold side
30 October 2026
Tokyo to Niigata on the bullet train
Now I am Niigata, on the other side of Japan, facing North Korea and Siberia. Generally it is expected to be colder here, and less likely to be de....
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