Japan

Visiting Oyama Shrine by mistake

[April 2012] We were walking with Kanazawa guidebook, and we came across this Oyama Shrine, which was not in our route. Because Japanese streets do not have names, it is difficult to walk even with…

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Samurai houses area

[April 2012] We were not very lucky with the weather when we travelled in Kanazawa, but on the third day, although the wind was strong and cold, the sun came out. So we had a…

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Golden Storehouse

[April 2012] Just to refuge from the rain we went into a gold leaf craft shop called Hakuza  in Kanazawa, Japan. Here they have a golden storehouse in their courtyard. They sell a lot of…

Japan

Rainy Higashi Chaya District

[April 2012] When we visited Kanazawa, a Japanese old town, unfortunately, meteorological “bomb” was attacking the area, so we got completely soaked. This is a picture taken when the rain was not too bad. The wet…

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Enjoy Kaga Yuzen

[April 2012] I wanted to see how they make Kaga Yuzen, a traditional dyeing craft in Kanazawa, Japan, so went to the Chamber of Traditional Industry of Kaga Yuzen . But because it was lunch…