Gifu 岐阜
Gifu castle became Nobunaga’s primary base, an essential chess piece for the famous battle of Sekigahara and the rise of the last shogunate to control Japan.
Category Archives: Honshu
Morioka 盛岡
Before leaving Japan I thought about buying a cast iron tea pot to bring home as souvenir. I ended up bringing more that that from my short trip to Morioka
Matsushima 松島
On the first dawn of 2015 we went to Matsushima to see the Sun rising in the horizon. The white snow made it even more perfect.
Niigata 新潟
For our last day of 2014 we wanted to visit somewhere we had never seen before, so we took a train to Niigata city to view the Japan Sea.
Kakunodate 角館
Kakunodate is a small town in Akita prefecture established in the sixteen hundreds as a castle town. Although there is no longer a castle on the top of the hill, the town is still visited for its samurai district.
Kyoto 京都
One last day in Kyoto, and it was time for some lesser known beautiful places in Kyoto. The Ginkaku ji and the Nanzen ji are two beautiful examples of pavilions converted into Zen temples. Also, hidding behind the Nanzen ji we found an impressive Meiji period aqueduct. Something I never expected to find in Kyoto.
Kyoto 京都
In my second time visiting Kyoto from Sendai we were booked a visit of the Imperial and Sento Palaces by a friend. Beautiful constructions with charming decoration details.
