Kanazawa has lots to offer with a mix of modern and decades of history dotted around the city. To really appreciate the Kanazawa of today and days gone by you need more than a single day. However if like many travellers you only stay over for the night, three must see places are the Kenrokuen […]
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RSS feed for this sectionStaying at Murataya Ryokan in Kanazawa
We found the Murataya Ryokan which is just off the main street in Kanazawa about 7 minutes bus ride from the train station. Day 43 – April 15th, 2014 continued. The ryokan has a dinning room which we never used and a communal area if you wanted to relax, unfortunately it was used by some […]
World Heritage Listed Gassho Houses in Shirakawa-go
A stop over in Shiragawa-go is a must on anyones trip to Japan. An ideal route that is popular for many travellers is the circle trip that takes you from Osaka to Takayama to Shirakawa-go to Kanazawa to Osaka. You can do this in either direction by train or bus or a combination of both, […]