Monday 16 November 2009

Japan Days 9 to 15

Hurrah an update for you.....

Kanazawa was amazing, such a small but very interesting city. Here we saw the Samurai district with its cobbled streets, dark alley ways and impressive houses. We decided to walk through them at night as advised and it brought it alive. One of the best evenings we had was a guide through the Geisha district which also included performances of authentic music that Geisha would play along with other stunning performances of singing and violin.

I was also treated here to my first cup of sake accompanied by very tasty noodles and something else that I can't remember now but definitely was awesome. Another treat was a walk through a fish market which allowed us to get fresh Sushi prepared that day and sample it along side a few courses of meaty things on sticks which I also very much enjoyed. Come to think of it most of my trip there consisted of buying and eating delicious items of food even though my wallet had nothing in it!

We took a trip out to Kamakura when we were staying in Kanazawa to see the 2nd biggest Buddha in Japan and whilst there managed to pick up a fine pair of chopsticks for myself which i'm now trying to keep in one piece in my rucksack until I get home.

After Kanazawa we headed back to Tokyo to spend our last couple of days there until we left for New Zealand. We spent a day traveling out to Yokohama which is on the coast and is breathtaking for its views and architecture. It also happened to have an Oktoberfest in full swing when we arrived which meant there we plenty of German people everywhere...

Well i'm writing this post whilst sat in Sydney so some details will be missing as there is a lot to write so you'll have to excuse me for that.

Some Photos of course

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Coming soon details of New Zealand (I Hope)

Gareth