After spending the morning in Akita City’s Senshu Park, I was off to Kakunodate in the afternoon. If you just go to the Senshu Park in Akita and do nothing else, then you can easily also visit Kakunodate and enjoy...
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Akita: Senshu Park
After visiting one of the most devastated regions of Tohoku (due to the tsunami and earthquake of March 2011) I moved on to Akita Prefecture. My first stop was Akita City before leaving to visit Kakunodate on the same day. This...
7 Things You Should Know About Japanese Hospitals and Medical Care
Since moving to Japan many years ago, I’ve been to a lot of Japanese hospitals and visited various doctors. I know that there are lucky people out there who managed to live in Japan without ever having to go, but I have a...
Yugama Crater Lake of Mt. Shirane
As some of you might know I had a great time during my summer vacation. I visited various places, but today I want to share one of my highlights with you: The Yugama Crater Lake of Mt. Shirane Favorite Photo #4: Crater Lake...
Ishinomaki Tsunami 2011 Devastation
In order to access Tashirojima (Cat Island) you have to take a ferry from Ishinomaki … and that’s how I ended up there. Originally I had no intention to do any sightseeing or take photos there, but when I saw how...
Tashirojima – Japan’s Awesome Cat Island
If you are a cat lover, you gotta visit one of Japan’s most famous cat islands: Tashirojima However, the island is in a region that was severely damaged by the Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011. It was really hard...
Yamagata Karamatsu Kannon-do and Bunshokan
After coming back from Yamadera, I still had half the afternoon left, so I decided to explore Yamagata City a bit more. All I had seen so far was the great Kajou Park and I was sure there was more to discover than just that...
Yamadera in Yamagata Prefecture
As part of my Golden Week Vaction 2012 I spent some time in Yamagata Prefecture. After exploring Yamagata Kajou Park and Kaminoyama on my first day, I was off to the famous Yamadera on my second day. Visited: April 30th 2012 JR...
Kaminoyama (Yamagata Prefecture)
After spending my afternoon in Yamagata City in the beautiful Kajou Park I went for a short side trip later that day to Kaminoyama. It only takes a bit more than 10 minutes by local train to go from JR Yamagata Station to...