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Kanazawa Trip 2026: The Full List
#0 Index
Planning a trip to Kanazawa? This is the full index of my 2026 travel series — covering Kanazawa Station, Nagamachi, Kenroku-en, Higashi Chaya-gai, Shirakawa-go, Toyama, and more. All posts in one place.
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Walking the old town, sleeping in the new town
#2 Pyeonghwa Square
The goal of this trip was simple.I wanted to walk through Mokpo slowly. That is why I did not take a taxi.Instead, I took a bus from Mokpo Station to the hotel. There was a reason for this. When I travel in small cities in Japan,I try to use buses or trams whenever I can. I believe that using public transportationhelps me feel the city more directly. Then a question came to mind. Why is it that, when I travel within Korea,I choose taxis so easily? This time, I wanted to move aroundas if I were traveling abroad. Press enter…
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This trip is Mokpo.
#1 Prologue
It has been a while since my last domestic trip.This time, I decided to go to Mokpo. For Koreans, it’s a city that almost everyone recognizes by name,but surprisingly, not many people have actually traveled there.Compared to how well-known it is,Mokpo doesn’t get chosen very often as a travel destination. It feels different from popular cities like Busan,Gyeongju, Jeonju, or Gangneung. I’ve been to Mokpo several times.I’ve visited with friends,been introduced to good restaurants by a friend from Mokpo,and even taken a spontaneous trip here with my girlfriend. About eight years ago,I also stopped by Mokpo while traveling around the…
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Why Does My Condition Always Feel the Best on the Last Day?
#25 Epilogue
In my recent trips, I failed to wake up properly in the morningand even missed flights or had to switch to later flights in a rush.Since the flight from Kagoshima Airport to Korea operates only once a day,I knew that if I missed it, there would be no backup flight. So last night, I didn’t drink much. Maybe that’s why my eyes opened early on the final morning of the trip.I went to the hotel onsen, warmed up my whole body,and suddenly I felt better than I did at the start of the trip.It was the kind of condition where…
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A Lively, Affordable Local Izakaya
#24 Bunke Mujaki
On my last night in Kagoshima, I was unsure where to have dinner.After thinking for a moment, I decided to visit this place. I had first discovered Bunke Mujaki in 2017, and their kuromiso oden was so delicious that I promised myself to return one day. It sits inside a narrow alley in the northern part of Tenmonkan. Right in front of it is the large chain restaurant Tenmonkan Wakana Honten. That place is a clean, spacious izakaya where you can try many Kagoshima dishes, and the counter seats make it easy to visit alone. But if Wakana is a…
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Shochu Day, a Big Street Festival
#23 Shochu Street 2025
Kagoshima’s biggest festival is the Ohara Matsuri.It takes place every year on November 2–3 in the Tenmonkan area.It is not only the biggest festival in Kagoshima but also the biggest one in Southern Kyushu. If I had known this when planning my trip,I would have stayed longer to see the Ohara Matsuri too.I only realized its timing when I saw red lanterns with the word “Ohara” hanging all over the streets. And the day before the festival,November 1st is “Shochu Day.” It marks the start of the main brewing season for the new shochu of the year.To celebrate it, an…
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A Quiet Residential Street, and a Calm Cup of Coffee
#22 &COFFEE
Japan doesn’t actually have as many cafés as I expected.There were many times when I walked for more than an hour thinking, “My legs hurt… I should rest at a café somewhere.” In Korea, you just stop for a moment, look around,and there are two or three cafés nearby.So maybe Korea simply has a lot of cafés. Anyway, when traveling in Japan, you often have to check the map beforehand if you want to go to a café. And surprisingly, there aren’t many places that pull espresso.Most cafés are hand-drip only.So an iced americano is hard to find, and you’ll…
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My Favorite Tonkatsu in Kagoshima, After All
#21 Juan
I am not someone who eats tonkatsu very often,but since I came to Kagoshima for this trip,I decided to enjoy it properly. A few days ago, I had the tonkatsu at Roppakutei. It was bold and intense,so I described it as “tonkatsu for young people.” Today I wanted something easier to eat and still delicious.This is my second visit to this place.I was already familiar with the style, and I liked it beforehand.The place I want to introduce today is Juan (寿庵). Juan has three locations in Kagoshima.The main store and Tokai branch are a bit far from the center,so…
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