Tmark Kanazawa Hotel
25 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
We are very happy with our lodgings for the next three nights. Booking twin rooms once again proves to be smart, with our room being very comfortable, spacious and with lots of little smart designЧитать далее
Dinner at Ron Ron Tei
25 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
It took a little while to work out exactly where this place was, but we found it eventually. It was a small space and run again by an elderly couple. We got a range of Asian tapas nibbles. It was soЧитать далее
Dai's Photos part 1: Snow Monkey Park
25 февраля, Япония ⋅ 🌫 5 °C
We got back the photos taken by our tour guide Dai from our private tour of the Snow Monkey Park and Togakushi Shrine. These are the ones from the Snow Monkey Park plus a couple from our amazing sobaЧитать далее
Dai's photos part 2: Togakushi Shrine
25 февраля, Япония ⋅ 🌫 4 °C
Another great set of snaps from our tour guide Dai! Some formal stuff, some behind the scenes stuff, and some super cute stuff! Loved this day so much ❤️
Inari Woodcrafting Village and Temple
26 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Today is our other tour guided day trip of our holiday, with us heading back out into the snowy mountains to go to three different villages: Inami, Gokayama and Shirakawa-Go! Our guide is an Aussie,Читать далее
Inami: The Cat Hunt!!!
26 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Inami is not only a woodcarving village... It's a cat village. Cats of the wood carved variety!
The village has 30 speciality cats hidden around the village, and visitors use a map guide to try andЧитать далее
Gokoyama. Speechless.
26 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
The drive through the snowy mountains just got prettier and prettier. It was so hard to capture, so our eyes did most of the memory making. But when we got to Gokayama... My goodness.
We were inЧитать далее
Lunch at Gokayama
26 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Even our lunch building was so cute 🥰🥰🥰 we had very limited options in this village, but we made it work, with Michael having herring Udon and with me having tempura soba. It ended up beingЧитать далее
Washi Paper Making Class
26 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
After our trip to Gokayama Village, we went to a World Heritage listed Washi Paper Workshop where we learnt the full process of making washi paper, getting to design a small piece of paper along theЧитать далее
Spontaneous shots from the drive today
26 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Despite it being super tough to get snaps due to windows and driving and what not, I did try to capture the essence of what the scenery was like between locations today. So enjoy some snaps from myЧитать далее
Shirakawa-Go: Michaels Snaps
26 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
We arrived into Shirakawa-Go and the sky decided to clear into the brightest blue, AND the moon decided to make an appearance. So we had both the sun and the moon in the sky, and I spent a huge chunkЧитать далее
Shirakawa-Go: Shalee's snaps
26 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
During our free time, I went for a wander about to snoop out spaces we hadn't looked at, and took a bunch of SNPs in the process. Some silly, some fun, some very beautiful.
After we finished up, weЧитать далее
Amazing dinner at Nyumba
26 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
To finish up a fabulous day required a fabulous dinner, and dinner definitely delivered! We headed to Nyumba, which was a short walk from the train station we were dropped off at after our tour.Читать далее
Laid back day in Kanazawa
27 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Today we are having a more laid back day in Kanazawa. We shipped our luggage off from our hotel here to our hotel in Kyoto, which should arrive by tomorrow afternoon as we arrive. We have relaxed inЧитать далее
Samurai Village Museum
27 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
On our way back to the hotel, we ducked into the Samurai Village area that's about 500m away from our accommodations.
We headed into a samurai house that had been converted into a small museum. ThisЧитать далее
Samurai Village Street Wanders
27 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
After the museum, we wandered the streets of the old Samurai district area. There were a wide range of little cute shops, gardens, and eateries hidden about. It was much nicer and a way better vibeЧитать далее
Incredible dinner at Canteen Izakaya
27 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Michael and I decided to finally give an Izakaya a go, and this one had solid reviews, food we liked the look of, and was only 220m away from the hotel. We got seated up at the head kitchen bar soЧитать далее
Ramen in Kyoto!
28 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
We successfully made the three train commute from Kanazawa to Kyoto this morning without issue. The only exception being that the zip on Michael's carry on bag has completely busted, so we are goingЧитать далее
Nijo Castle
28 февраля, Япония ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Our first stop today is exploring Nijo castle, which is quite literally up the road from our hotel.
It's a lovely castle with some gorgeous gardens and plum groves. Fully moated like the otherЧитать далее
Kyoto Samurai Museum Guided Tour
28 февраля, Япония ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Our second stop today was the Kyoto Samurai Museum. This is an interactive museum where you go through in groups with a guide as you explore the history of samurai in Japan. It included a range ofЧитать далее
Op shopping in the sticks for a bag!
28 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We went out into the sticks of Kyoto to an area with some hard offs and other second hand shops spread out across around 2km walking here and there. It took a few good shops, but we finally found whatЧитать далее
Royal Park Nijo
28 февраля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Our hotel for the next three days. Another great room in an awesome location right across from the train station. No complaints from us!
Italian next door for dinner
28 февраля, Япония ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
We quite literally have ducked next door to have some pasta for dinner. Michaels had carbonara and I've had Bolognese. It's lovely. I also got a gorgeous blood orange juice, and they serve you breadЧитать далее
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove and surrounds
1 марта, Япония ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
We had a nice big sleep-in this morning before heading off on the train to Arashiyama. We will be exploring the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove and surrounding areas as well as Gioji Temple before having ourЧитать далее
Gioji Ji Temple and gardens
1 марта, Япония ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Our next stop was to wander through the residential areas up to Gioji Temple and Gardens. I wanted to go and see the beautiful moss gardens here, and they didn't disappoint! It was beautiful. So manyЧитать далее














































































































































































































































































































































































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