zzoos travel blog with photos and notes from Korea and Japan

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zzoos.net is a personal archive of travel photography and essays focusing on Korea and Japan.

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This section brings together travel essays and photo stories written in English.
The posts are based on slow, solo walks through cities and towns, focusing on streets, everyday scenes, food, and quiet moments encountered while traveling through Korea and Japan.

Street Scenes: The Quieter Side of the Sai River

2026-06-23 · zzoos · Kanazawa 2026

#24 Around the Sai River

Kanazawa beyond the tourist spots: walking the Sai River, Teramachi's temples, Nishi Chaya District and Shintatemachi to find the city's real everyday streets.

Is Conveyor Belt Sushi in Kanazawa Worth It?

2026-06-21 · zzoos · Kanazawa 2026

#23 Morimori Sushi

Gasuebi shrimp, nodoguro, kinmedai at Morimori Sushi in Kanazawa — amazing ingredients, but is conveyor belt sushi here really better than a regular sushiya?

‘ZEN’ Experienced Through Space

2026-06-18 · zzoos · Kanazawa 2026

#22 D.T. Suzuki Museum

The D.T. Suzuki Museum in Kanazawa puts Zen philosophy into architectural form. Yoshio Taniguchi's Water Mirror Garden is restrained, quiet, and completely captivating.

The Park, Known as the Forest of Culture

2026-06-16 · zzoos · Kanazawa 2026

#21 Honda-no-Mori Park

Kanazawa's Forest of Culture in one park: the National Crafts Museum, red-brick history museums, Bijutsu no Komichi, and Midori no Komichi all waiting inside Honda-no-Mori.

Small Shrines, Deeper Than They Look

2026-06-14 · zzoos · Kanazawa 2026

#20 Ishiura Shrine and Kanazawa Shrine

Two small shrines near Kenrokuen worth more than a glance. Ishiura Shrine is Kanazawa's oldest; Kanazawa Shrine sits beside the spring that gave the city its name.

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こちらには、日本語で書いた旅行記と写真エッセイをまとめています。
韓国や日本を歩きながら出会った街の風景や、日常の静かな瞬間を記録しています。