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Snow and night cherry blossoms – Takayama to Kanazawa
Japan just keeps improving. I hope it stays this way. Last night we suddenly changed our minds and decided to go to Kanazawa instead of Matsumoto and Nagano. So we caught a local train north instead of a bus to the east. As the train ascended into the mountains snow drifts began appearing. Soon most…
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Takayama and the farming village
Another day exploring Takayama. The crowd gathered in front of three of the floats hosting marionette performances. They were somewhat interesting, but I guess that an appreciation of Japanese culture and music may have helped. While waiting for the performances to begin we ate grilled fish on a stick and more hida beef kebabs, along…
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Takayama Festival
Today we said goodbye to Osaka and packed our bags for Takayama. First we caught the Shinkansen to Nagoya. According to the JR office, the reserved sections from Nagoya to Takayama were fully booked. That’s not surprising as Takayama is hosting one of Japan’s largest festivals for these two days. It was my hope that…
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Gardens, atomic devastation and floating torii
Another full day of sightseeing. We caught the 8:38am Shinkansen to Okayama, home of the Koraku-en garden, one of Japan’s top three. The garden was an easy tram ride from the station. We entered via the South exit, taking a walk around the reconstructed black castle and across the river. The garden has many facets,…
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Cherry Blossoms – Nara
Today we were off to Nara, the old capital of Japan.Despite being a separate city to Osaka our train was the equivalent of a suburban route. Nara was gorgeous. We walked around the numerous temples and shrines and through Nara-koen (park), finishing up at the world’s biggest wooden building in the Todaji temple complex. It…