Destination: 金沢 Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken (prefecture)
Date: Sep. 18-20 (Sat-Mon)
Cost: ￥22,000 - ￥24,000
Highlights:
5-hour train ride!
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| View of (not the ocean, but) Lake Biwako it's humongous O_O |
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| Kanazawa JR (Japan Railways) Station |
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| random art :) |
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| cool building in the shopping district~ |
Shirakawa-go
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| Late Summer in Shirakawa~ |
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| we watched dance performances by local college groups at this festival.. めっちゃ楽しかった~ (meccha tanoshikatta, very enjoyable) |
(all reserved through Hostelworld.com, all heartily recommended, especially Pongyi and Namaste~)
Guest House Pongyi
Guesthouse Namaste
Ryokan Shibaya
Summary:
I wouldn't consider Kanazawa an "essential" stop if your time in Japan is short, but for a last-minute planned trip (don't wanna waste those 3-day weekends...), it was nice~ Shirakawa-go (about an hour-long bus ride from Kanazawa, round trip￥3200) is definitely worth a visit if you're in the area! The sights can be seen, in a fairly relaxed manner, in about 3-4 hours...but if you want to spend longer there (which you might, it's really lovely~), it's not hard at all. :)
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