Toyama, day trip to nearby Takaoka

We have said goodbye for now to Kansai, and here we are in Toyama, our last destination before Bali. We are here to visit Mari. The last time we saw her was when she visited us in Nishinomiya, so that was a long time ago.

We started the day with a visit to the Nousaku Tin Factory in Takaoka, a nearby town. This was a new experience for all of us. It turned out to be quite interesting, and at the end of the tour, we participated in a workshop where we each made a chopstick rest out of tin.Read more