I love shoutengai. I don’t really know why, but they always attracts me. Maybe it’s their quaint shops? Maybe it’s the ‘covered street’ part? Maybe it’s the atmosphere? Maybe it’s the old feel? Anyway, here’s a collection of the shoutengai I passed during my travels. (also, in case you missed a post of my latest ‘Japan adventures’, … Continue reading
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Last days in Himeji + another visit to Mt. Shosha
Day 12 in Himeji: Morning and evening shift. In between I walked around the whole castle grounds, following the outer moat, which is about 4,2 km (2.6 miles) in total. After work, I walked around Himeji Castle and to Otokoyama with a few guests from the guesthouse. For some reason I didn’t take my camera anywhere … Continue reading
Kokoen Garden
I bought a ticket for both Himeji Castle and the adjoining Kokoen Garden, so after my 2-hour visit to the castle and lunch at the station, I headed for the garden. To be honest, I didn’t like it that much. Maybe the type of garden is just not my style or I was there in … Continue reading
Himeji Castle visit
Day 11 in Himeji: the end of my stay in Himeji was getting near so I decided to finally visit the castle. No visit to Himeji is complete without a visit to the castle, right? (oh wait, that’s the only reason people visit Himeji… ;)) So around noon, I left for the castle (a 5-minute … Continue reading
Walking around the moat
Day 10 in Himeji: After a very short night, I got to work at the guesthouse at 8 AM. A bit later, Kyoko arrived and told me she read my facebook post (in which I complained about the noise that made it difficult to sleep). She asked me whether I was okay and, after preparing … Continue reading
Tegarayama part two
After looking at the greenery I crossed another pedestrian bridge and found myself in a park. I explored a bit and suddenly stood in front of some European castle-like building. Interesting… All other people went up the same stairs, but I, as always, chose to explore the more ‘adventurous’ path. I even wondered whether I … Continue reading
Tegarayama Botanical Garden
Day 9 in Himeji: Woke up around 10, had breakfast, went to 588 to return a key I forgot to put back the day before and to get clean bed covers. 12:15, time for another day of exploration! Mission: find Tegarayama. But first: look for lunch around the station. I went into a so-called French … Continue reading
Himeji walk + golden hour + sunset from Egret
Day 8 in Himeji: I had to work the morning shift, with just two check-outs and the guy who was staying for a long time. One of the people who checked out was Dutch, so I could speak my own language again! “There’s bread in the freezer, toast it if you like!” Kyoko sent me … Continue reading
Otokoyama + more time with locals
Day 7 in Himeji: I woke up late because I didn’t have to work in the morning. Late for me being 9:45… I just lazed around after waking up, but decided to go for another walk around 11. I did do a lot of walking and hiking during my stay there! First to the park … Continue reading
Time with a local + spider adventure
After our lunch at the hamburger place/bakery, my guides took me to a local sweets factory, where they sold sweet for incredibly cheap prices. The women who lived in Himeji bought warabi mochi for me. ^^ On the way back we went to the art museum because there was an exhibition of Belgian landscape paintings. … Continue reading
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