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Day 9: Kanazawa - Higashi Chaya and Kenrokuen
... start snapping away. The heron, as if it knew what was going on, stayed quietly in place for us to capture the magical moment. Next stop we headed to the Higashi Chaya or Geisha District. I know what your wondering. Did we see any Geishas? The answer is no and I know, we were disappointed too. We did go into the Shima Geisha house which had some gowns on display and a really cool golden tatami floored room but no geishas. Seeing a Geisha is still one thing we can't check off our ...
Day 8: Shirakawa-go - Koemon Farmhouse
... new looking straw tatami floors. There was even a big screen tv in the dining room. Our room was traditional tatami style and followed the same high quality decor. Definitely a lot nicer than what we stayed in at Nikko. To start, we had a low table set up with tea and snacks in the centre of the room. After dinner, the table was moved to the side and futon beds were set up and made for us on the floor. One of the walls was made up of four wooden panels ...
Gardens, Castles & Ninja Temples
We started the day checking out the Kenroku-en Garden which is the city's main attrraction. It is very beautiful and lush and voted one of the official top three gardens in Japan. A lot of the tree bracnhes were supported by wooden beams though which I consider cheating. We then had a guided tour of the nearby Kanazawa Castle although only the grounds were accessible. All the same it is quite ...
Kanazawa
The day started ominously with a late night toilet break only to find the bedroom door jammed shut. After a lot of rattling, and waking Aiden (he thought I was part of some weird nightmare) to doublecheck I wasn't being a complete numpty I had to call reception to get as out. It seems Room 2-0-8 sounds a lot like Room 2-0-2. Even with this inconvenience I had a much better nights sleep than the night before. We headed out for breakfast then ...
Last day in the Beautiful city
... the levels and layers however the ones we did were simple phenomenal! The trap doors, hidden staircases and every other feature made it a house that was nearly impossible to survive in if you were an enemy. After that we tried to walk back to the location where we were familiar but caught in the moment we were too busy stalking Japanese year 6 students we took the wrong turn and ended up ages away from the destination. Eventually we ended up at the motel ...
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