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    Orange Railway and Kagoshima 2026: All Posts

    #0 Index

    Orange Railway and Kagoshima 2026: All Posts

    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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    Street Scenes: The Quieter Side of the Sai River

    #24 Around the Sai River

    Street Scenes: The Quieter Side of 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.

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    Is Conveyor Belt Sushi in Kanazawa Worth It?

    #23 Morimori Sushi

    Is Conveyor Belt Sushi in Kanazawa Worth It?

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

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    ‘ZEN’ Experienced Through Space

    #22 D.T. Suzuki Museum

    ‘ZEN’ Experienced Through Space

    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.

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    The Park, Known as the Forest of Culture

    #21 Honda-no-Mori Park

    The Park, Known as the Forest of Culture

    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.

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    Small Shrines, Deeper Than They Look

    #20 Ishiura Shrine and Kanazawa Shrine

    Small Shrines, Deeper Than They Look

    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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    The Museum, Kanazawa, Present Day

    #19 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

    The Museum, Kanazawa, Present Day

    Kanazawa’s 21st Century Museum, right across from Kenrokuen — The Swimming Pool, the architecture, and what this place reveals about the city’s present.

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    Peaceful Park — My Favorite in Kanazawa

    #18 Ishikawa Shiko Memorial Park

    Peaceful Park — My Favorite in Kanazawa

    A slow afternoon in Kanazawa’s Hirosaka — Ishikawa Shiko Memorial Park, Amerika-fu-dori, and the Shiinoki Cultural Complex, all within easy walking distance.

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