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Castle Town (minus the castle)
After our wander in Shirakawago and lunch we hit the road and headed to Ishikawa Prefecture an the town of Kanazawa. This castle town is renowned for its beautiful garden which was originally built for the lord and is part of the Castle park but the castle itself (along with many others in Japan) was destroyed in the war. The picturesque town near …
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
... was too beautiful to waste time sitting indoors. We entered one of the houses that were opened up to the public. As we paid our admission, the attendant handed us slippers. She looked at me and said, wow so big. That made me slightly uncomfortable and proud at the same time cause you know what they say about big feet. Anyway, she had to grab me a special pair so i stood out like a sore thumb. The inside of the grass hut was split into 3 floors. Each w/ a very ...