Dormy Inn Kanazawa

... design!

I was told that each room of the hotel is uniquely designed. Each room reflects a theme. Unfortunately, their website doesn't show any of their rooms. Only hotel guests have a privilege to see them.

There is a library on the second floor of the building, where you can take a look at books on art and architecture.

I really wish to come back for lunch and spa!

Soba restaurant "Takano" that stands on the half way of the two main streets of Yatsuo, I heard, is famous among soba manias. Soba plant is cultivated by Yatsuo farmers, so there are many soba restaurant that serve locally made soba noodles.



You cannot leave Yatsuo without having soba!!

... my son would love to eat elephant shaped kamaboko, although I don't think he would finish it all.

"It is said that KAMABOKO, a Japanese kneaded fish product, has peculiar origins. It has been a part of the national diet since the Jingu period (4th century) when the empress first tasted it during her travels. It was prepared by her serving men who kneaded the fish, placed it on the tip of a spear ...

... means you can lay down to see the stars!

I have never actually seen this kind of huge telescope before. You can spot a star even in the daylight. At night you can see stars and moon in details. I really want to come back to see stars and moon at night! The staff told me that one of the stars that is the most popular is Saturn as you can often see the rings!! It must be pretty exciting to see it!!

Route 41 is a road that goes along with Zinzu river. Autumn is the best season to come to Zinzu river as trees alongside of the river turns their colors.

When we went there it was a bit early for the best season. I really wanted to come back to see the autumn leaves, but I never had time to do so. Too bad.

There is a small dam on the way to ...

... they preserved a traditional architectural style. A man in a yukata was showing how they used to make medicine traditionally. He was using a uniquely shaped wooded machine to round pieces of medicine.


There are many different types of medicines on sale at the store. They are nicely packaged for souvenirs.

I can't say when it happened. It's not like one of those "light-bulb" moments, a sudden culmination in all your mental awareness. Nope. Slowly you're just right back living like you aren't actually thousands of miles from your actual self. For me, that's the self waiting back in Foggy Bottom, DC. The Japan self, merely a projection, a drone sent to collect data from some extraterrestrial setting. Like I'm one of NASA's rovers combing the Martian landscape, scouring for tidbits ...

... school children, and local community groups, each clad in elaborate summer kimonos of all different colors and designs. Regrettably, I spent a great deal of battery power shooting video of the parade and really wish I could have captured more than the short 45 seconds of footage I took of the dance. It was as if every citizen in Kanazawa had come out to either dance, or watch the incredible event.

The dance was something of a competition, though not necessarily for skill but ...

... Japan is how clean the streets are, you dont see very much rubbish on the ground, and they carry about portable ashtrays for the most part, so you don't see any cigarette butts on the ground. They seem to be a very concientious society, this is also very evident at train stations, where everybody queues patiently for the train at designated areas, no such thing as pushing and shoving onto the trains here!

... actually left the store with 5 minutes to spare before we were due at the bus, and the walk was probably 2 minutes at most. Afterwards, we jumped back on the bus again, and as I began this entry, I saw something which reminded me of something else I had wanted to note earlier. I've seen wind generators and solar panel roofs since I've been here. I think it's awesome that they take advantage of the natural renewable energies available. I hope one day they'll ...