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Orange Railway and Kagoshima 2026: All Posts
#0 Index

Eight days in Kagoshima Prefecture along the Hisatsu Orange Railway: samurai streets in Izumi, the sea at Akune, quiet Satsumasendai, and Tenmonkan nights.
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Kanazawa Travel Tips, From My Own Trip
#41 Epilogue

Firsthand Kanazawa travel tips from a 7-day trip: Komatsu Airport, city buses, a Shirakawago day trip, seafood like nodoguro, shopping, and a full list of spots.
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Last Night in Kanazawa, Best Meal of the Trip
#40 Ozeki

Dinner at Ozeki, a taishu kappo in Kanazawa’s Kiguramachi: Kanazawa oden like kurumafu and akamaki, fresh sashimi, and a baigai whelk worth every single yen.
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Taniguchi & Son: Tradition Rendered in a Modern Language
#39 Yoshiro and Yoshio Taniguchi Museum of Architecture

Kanazawa’s Taniguchi Museum of Architecture, where father Yoshiro and son Yoshio render tradition in a modern language, with the Yushintei annex recreated inside.
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Lunch at a 350-Year-Old Ryotei
#38 Tsubajin

Tsubajin, Kanazawa’s oldest ryotei, serves crab congee and seasonal dishes over a Saigawa river view. Notes on the 350-year history, lunch, and booking.
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Street Scenes: Rainy Toyama, Half a Day on Foot
#37 Toyama Streets

Wandering rainy Toyama on foot in photos — trams, wide grid streets, and the calm, lived-in feel of this city near Kanazawa, just 20 minutes from it by Shinkansen.
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Yakiniku to Restore My Energy
#36 Toyama Sodachi

Toyama Sodachi, right by Toyama Station, serves Toyama Wagyu karubi and kimchi at surprisingly low prices — a full meal, drink included, came to just 4,600 yen.
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