Discoveries from around the archipelago
There are a number of sites to see in Takayama, from the photogenic streets of the Sannomachi area to the shrines and temples that line the eastern mountains. However, one sight truly stood out in my mind on my last visit to this town in the central mountains and that was the old government building... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that there are two names you'll encounter nearly everywhere in your travels throughout Japan. The first was Tokugawa Ieyasu, father of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The second? Emperor Meiji, the man who became the emblem for the modernization movement in Japan. And it just so happens that tomorrow is the... Continue Reading →
