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A short walk from the Seki railway station (Seki Eki) you can explore part of the original Tokaido Highway, the 47th station. The buildings are just as they were for hundreds of year. This fire pit was at the Seki Shrine ready to burn the old New Years decorations
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Arrived at Konan Station in the pouring rain. Konan is very quiet and there was not a taxi to be seen so we decided to start walking the 1.7km to the Ninja House so with no umbrellas we walked. Two sodden Australians finally found the Ninja House. The ladies dried out our wet coats while we explored the revolving doors, pit traps, rope ladders, and secret floors. Koka Ninja House is the only original Ninja House left in Japan. and […]
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Sunday 5/2/25. After stuffing up the trains yesterday we got going early to the Lake Biwa Museum. It was fantastic. a combination of aquarium and museum all dedicated to Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan and information about other Great Lakes in the world – hence the seal. There was plenty of information about the geology and life of the lake in English. Wonderful Museum. Worth a visit but give yourself plenty of time. There nis so much to […]
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Starting at Sanjo O’hashi, Kyoto. Finish at Nihonbashi Tokyo. The 53 kudu or stations can be seen by googling Hisroshige’s Tokaido Highway or story map. Day one 4/1/25 starting at Sanjo O’hashi (Sanjo Bridge) Sanjo O’hashi today. Day didn’t start well. I took us to the wrong bridge. Finally found the right bridge but messed up the train journey. Finally ended up in Otsu. Next stop Kusatsu. Needed some lunch so had some great Ramen. We planned to go to […]
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The port city of Sakaiminato has two claims to fame – anime and the Matsuba crab. David and I took the sushi making tour. We took the tour bus to the town of Mihonoseki, located at the eastern tip of the Shimane Peninsular. Not sure if this phone switchboard is actually used. We were taken to the Ryokan , Miho-kan for our sushi making experience. Our chef Tomomi Obara guided us and our efforts I think were quite good. We […]
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The Diamond Princess received a huge welcome from the people of Takamatsu, fireworks and characters. Takamatsu is located in central Kagawa Prefecture. It is a Port city on the Island of Shikoku in the Seto Inland sea I took the shuttle into the town and walked the 2.5 kms of the shopping street. Of course it was actually 5kms as I had to walk back to the shuttle bus. I love the Japanese shopping street. We got a fabulous send […]
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The women Divers of Japan. Some in their 80s and still diving. They dive for shellfish, seaweed and sea urchins now rather that pearls. They cooked the shellfish they caught for us on an open grill. There were no sauces. The shellfish were just cooked in their own juices.I don’t like scallops but these were different and delicious. After our lunch they answered questions and danced. Fabulous tour. These women usually come from a long line of divers. Grandmothers, […]
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Back on the Diamond Princess and set sail for Toba. Home of the Women Divers. First stop on the tour was too the Sea Folk Museum. The museum was quite large. There was a lot to see. I just love the museum buildings. One building in the museum housed 100 wooden boats dating back 100s of years. It was wonderful to walk around these boats and smell the old wood.
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First port Phu My in Vietnam. Took the bus tour to Ho Chi. Minh City. First stop was the museum Them mummifies body of a 60 year old aristocratic Vietnamese women discovered in Ho Chi Minh City. She was buried in a full shroud with grave goods all of which were soaked in a red solution Water puppets at the Museum Next stop on our tour was the Minh Phuong Laquer Factory Duck eggs that have hatched are used for […]
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The start of our cruise on the Diamond Princess – Singapore to Yokohama
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