Day 0
4.8 km walking
2 trains
4.8 km walking
2 trains
The first of many trains
Convenience store dinner
The Laws at Lawson
Family Mart vs. 7-11 Egg Salad Comparison
A rather short shower room
Day 1 - Tokyo (Shinjuku)
16 km
1 train
16 km
1 train
Koizumiyakumo Memorial Park in Shinjuku
Born of an Irish father and a Greek mother in 1850 on the island of Lefkada, Lafcadio Hearn was a travel writer particularly appreciated in Japan.
Born of an Irish father and a Greek mother in 1850 on the island of Lefkada, Lafcadio Hearn was a travel writer particularly appreciated in Japan.
Walk from Shinjuku to Hirajuku
Meiji Jingu
Meiji Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken.
Meiji Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken.
Goshuin (honorable stamp)
Togo Shrine
Tranquil Shinto shrine honoring Tōgō Heihachirō, a famed 19th–20th-century Japanese Navy admiral.
Tranquil Shinto shrine honoring Tōgō Heihachirō, a famed 19th–20th-century Japanese Navy admiral.
Goshuin
Togo Shrine Gate
Lovely plant labels
Un Guardian
Ah Guardian
Guided Walking Restaurant Tour
Gyoza restaurant
GODZILLA!
Golden Gai District
A tiny death metal bar
some terrifying electrical work
Day 2 (No photos)
7.5 km walking
1 bullet train to Osaka
2 local trains
Day 3 - Kobe & Osaka
16 km walking
16 km walking
8 trains
Osaka
Kobe Train Station
Crossing the Yodo River
Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum (in Kobe)
Building & Garden
Gate roof
Gate Roof
Museum Main Entrance
Dry Garden
Bamboo fencing
Lounge/Lunchroom
Hidden HVAC
hand cut timber details
Handmade furniture
Carved wood stair treads
tile roof
Corner detail
Corner detail
Exhibit
Stone axes - before steel
Early steel tools
Splitting timber
hand finishing split timber
ripping saw
planes
chisels
scale model
triangle math
roof rafter layout
hand tools
roof rafter plans
Master Carpenter ceremonial outfit
inkpot
scale model
block
nails
hammers
chisel
hand tools
joinery
champhers
grain cuts
llstea house wa;
wooden screens
workshops
essential workers
Osaka Castle, Garden, & Toyokuni Shrine
Big walls
Thru the gate
Un Guardian
Ah Guardian
Year of the Snake
Straw wrapped Sake barrels (donated to the shrine)
Ikasuri Jinja (Zama Shrine)
Ah Guardian
Un Guardian
Crane roof tiles
The Organic Building (1993 by Gaetano Pesce)
Day 4 - Kyoto
14 km walking
7 trains
14 km walking
7 trains
Kyoto Station
Kyoto Station
Kyoto Tower
Tenryu-Ji Temple
Un Guardian
Ah Guardian
A Crane
Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
Kennin-Ji Temple
Yasaka Shrine
Food
Egg salad sandwhiches
Black tea and eggy toast
Black tea and chocolate donut
Roasted appies
Cold Sake in colour changing bowls
Wagyu beef with roasted garlic chips
Wagyu beef udon
sauces
Fish roe spread on fried gyoza wrapper crackers
Gyoza and coriander peanut sesame salad
Squid ink pasta
Grape seaweed
Fried Okinawa Potato
Okinawa potato icecream
Tantan Ramen
Veggie Pancake
Curry udon
Ramen
Karaage Chicken
Tantan Ramen
