Takedao Abandoned Railway
2. April 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
The Old Fukuchiyama Railway Trail is a roughly 5-km hike on an abandoned JR track, although the actual rails have been removed. The hike runs along a river and through pitch-black tunnels. Bring aWeiterlesen
Aga Shrine
4. April 2023 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Short but steep hike up what felt like thousands of stairs. Step through the narrow path between two massive boulders and into another world.
Yokaichi City
4. April 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
After coming down the mountain, I circled down and out towards Yokamichi. Had about 30 minutes before the train left, so I wandered around the old shopping arcade. Quiet and peaceful, it felt likeWeiterlesen
Mikuni, Fukui
4. April 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
There was also a “Dr. Dinosaur” sighting.
Katsuyama Town
6. April 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Same electric railway, different line today. The stretch between Eiheiji and Katsuyama, winding through villages in the valley, looking up at the mountains, brown from the winter but with some brightWeiterlesen
Heisenji Hakusan
6. April 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
After taking in the beautiful panoramic views of Katsuyama from the castle sixth floor, I got Katsu pork and soba set for lunch at a small café called Matsuya surrounded by temples and moss gardens.Weiterlesen
Echizen Daibutsu
6. April 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Katsuo-ji (Lucky Daruma Dolls)
7. April 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Nakasendo (Old Highway)
21. April 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Took the Shinano Limited Express to Nakatsugawa. Walked through town and up a short mountain to look out at Ochiai-juku below. Walked down and around terraced rice paddies, and reached the OldWeiterlesen
Shiinamachi
23. April 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
This was an intermittently quiet spot on a busy street, with pedestrians and bicycles going back and forth in waves. Except for a couple of extremely rude and annoying “InstagramWeiterlesen















































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