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No pics from yesterday as it was mainly a travel day. But now we are in Tokyo for the last week of the trip! Our main venture today: journeying out to Mitaka to revisit the Ghibli Museum, watched over by … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
We spent the day exploring Takayama. I spotted this intriguing sculpture on the bridge on my way to the Miyagama morning market: … Continue reading
Arrived in Takayama too late to see a lot so far, but we did make it out to the Hida Folk Village to check out the traditional crafts and farmhouses: … Continue reading
Today we explored Kanazawa’s historic districts, including one where in past centuries the local samurai lived: … Continue reading
First full day in Kanazawa! Among other things, we wandered the beautiful Kenrokuen garden: … Continue reading
Today was mostly a travel day, but we did make a stop at the Tezuka Osamu Manga Museum (which we’d actually meant to visit yesterday, but discovered it was closed). Check out the huge Phoenix statue there to welcome us: … Continue reading
First time in Osaka–had to check out the aquarium. Wow! So many different types of fish and other watery creatures, including this shark and stingray who kindly mugged for the camera: … Continue reading
We had our first really rainy day today, so didn’t wander too far, mostly strolled along the main shopping streets which are handily sheltered. I did get this pic of the Kamo River frothing away: … Continue reading
Today we did the Philosopher’s Walk from Nanzen-ji to the Silver Pavilion (which was not actually silver). Most interesting sight at Nanzen-ji was this aqueduct, which many visitors had gathered around to sketch: … Continue reading
Not much of a photo op day, but I did snap this glimpse inside the Toei Studio Park, which is all about Japanese period dramas and samurai films (some are still shot here): … Continue reading