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Our group can be seen on the left, heading for the nearby bus station. Kanazawa, like Hiroshima, didn't have a subway system.
Photo taken 2017/10/24
Our train was moving toward the right. I thought that we might turn onto the elevated line across the valley, but in fact we went onto another line that went straight ahead. To me there are several things that this pretty ordinary photo show:
Photo taken 2017/10/24
Photo taken 2017/10/24
Photo taken 2017/10/24
Most, if not all, of the AirBnB places we stayed had washing machines, but Denece tells me that most were not much good at drying the washing. (While we all would prefer to use natural air drying for washing – for environmental reasons – it was simply not practical for the wet climate and tight time constraints of Japan.) Laundromats and supermarkets were usually quite close to our accommodation. We used AirBnB everywhere except the first night at Narita View Hotel. Photo taken 2017/10/25
I'd worry that little fingers might get between the rollers, with very unhappy consequences; but one has to suppose that it has stood the test of time. Across the road from the laundromat. You can see that the weather has been wet again (or should that be 'still' rather than 'again'?)
Photo taken 2017/10/25
Photo taken 2017/10/25
Photo taken 2017/10/25
Several uses of stoneMaking the most of a little space between a street and buildings.I love the use of stone that I saw in Japan; whether natural (as the boulder in the garden), or semi-natural (as the block on the end of the bench) or cut slabs (as the paving) and the rounded gravel beneath the seats. Links to other uses of stone in Japan are in the Index.
Photo taken 2017/10/25
The house was on a side street close to Nishi Inter-Odori. Photo taken 2017/10/25
Whether or not he lived in this house I don't know, but this traditionally decorated room is well worth a photo! The museum and many other very interesting things (including temples seemingly without number) were within easy walking distance of our AirBnB house).
Photo taken 2017/10/25
Note the three very different types of wall, and the algae growing on what must be a continuous seepage of water on the lower part of the wall on the right. Streets like this are made (both literally and figuratively) for walking. Still an umbrella; I think that this was getting toward the end of the latest lot of rain. Photo taken 2017/10/25
Photo taken 2017/10/25
Shayne, Denece and I ate at this place, Julia took her kids to MacDonalds. Poor Julia! Photo taken 2017/10/25
Photo taken 2017/10/25
Gyokusen-inmaru Garden
As I recall we took part (if that's the right phrase) in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony in the tea-house on the left. Photo taken 2017/10/25
Kanazawa Castle
Photo taken 2017/10/25
Photo taken 2017/10/25
It seemed that there had been some substantial changes made in the landscaping of the Castle Park, and probably rebuilding of partly demolished walls?
Photo taken 2017/10/26
Photo taken 2017/10/25
Photo taken 2017/10/25
Photo taken 2017/10/25
Photo taken 2017/10/25
Photo taken 2017/10/25
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Sometime, perhaps in Kanazawa in particular, it was difficult to tell whether a wall was built simply for the sake of landscaping, or whether it was a part of the castle's original defences. Photo taken 2017/10/26
This area was particularly developed for tourism and was very pleasant to walk in. Beth and Anna on the left.
Photo taken 2017/10/25
Sunshine! Photo taken 2017/10/26
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