A weekend visiting old storehouses doesn’t sound that interesting, but when the storehouses contain sake breweries with tasting opportunities, things look a whole lot brighter. It also helps that the storehouses are traditional old structures with a lot of character. Aizu Wakamatsu and neighbouring Kitakata, north of Tokyo in Fukushima Prefecture, have lots of old kura (storehouses), samurai… Continue reading Sake & mama-chari samurai
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Waterways of Osaka
Who knew that Osaka looks so much better from the water? I revisited some old favourite places during the Silver Week holiday but saw them from a whole new angle. And the significance of the giant rubber duck? I have no idea; it was just floating on the river near Tenmanbashi.