Premier Inn Matsuyama
1-18-1 Katsuyamacho Matsuyama, Ehime, Shikoku, 790-0878, Japan
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Matsuyama, kastelen en onzen
Vanochtend al voor de wekker wakker, toch opgestaan. Even snel douchen om daarna richting het centrum van Matsuyama te lopen. Even echt wakker worden. Bij UCC Cafe plaza ontbeten. Fruit, wafels en koffie. Goede start! Daarna richting het kasteel van Matsuyama. Eerst het parkje bij het kasteel geweest. Erg mooie tuin. Daarna door geklommen richting het kasteel. Nog een hele klim omhoog. Het kasteel ...
On the move
... begreep (wel in het Japans overigens). Bleek dat ik toch niet op het juiste station stond. Ik had Yanaiminato al uit de trein gemoeten. Minato betekend overigens haven. Aha, handig. Dus weer terug het perron op om een trein terug naar de "Minato" te pakken. Gelukkig was ik nog ruim op tijd voor de boot. Even in de zon boekje lezen bij het gebouw in de veerhaven. Relaxed.
Daarna de boot op. De ...
Winter Hibernation
... loop. I figure that will be a great place to start. I'll let you all know how everything goes if I don't write another blog before then.
I have been meaning to do this since I knew that I was going to be in Japan and that was try some snowboarding. Finally this past weekend, we all got on the same page and took a trip up the mountain. I can't ...
From Geisha to Samurai Warrior
... were great but far too hot for me. I retired to my tea and rice crackers after about 15 minutes but Michael lasted one and a half hours!
After our baths we headed to a famous shrine in the pouring rain. One of the pagodas is even rumoured to have one of buddha's bones in it.
My personal highlight of the stay was a visit to Matsuyama castle. The castle itself is ...
Kintaikyo Bridge, Matsuyama Castle, Dogo Onsen
... Soseki, a writer born in 1867, lived in Matsuyama for a while and wrote "Bocchan". In the novel, he mentioned a small locomotive running in the city at that time as a train like a matchbox. Then the train came to be called "Bocchan Train". It was powered by steam, but by diesel at the present. I caught sight of it in a street, but it didn't stop to get passengers on board. I hesitated a moment, but I ran after the train ...


