Journey of a duck
While we were waiting for the Sagano Romantic Train , we noticed that there's train diorama gallery in the same building as the Saga Torokko Station. Being a big fan of trains, I vehemently insisted that we go inside and have a look Inside we found a HYUUUGE train diorama made of HO scale trains. The... Continue Reading →
In our Spring 2016 visit to Japan, we wanted to explore Arashiyama, Kyoto and we read about the Sagano Romantic Train on the Sagano Scenic Railway line. The Sagano Romantic train is a sightseeing train line that goes between Arashiyama (嵐山) and Kameoka (亀岡) along the Hozugawa river (穂頭川). Depending on the season, you'll either... Continue Reading →
Been a while since I wrote here for travels. Time to do one page!So, I went on another business trip to Houston a few months ago and like the year before, I had a 19 hour layover in Narita. Same as last year, landed in Narita late in the afternoon and get to stay overnight... Continue Reading →
Takayama (高山市) is one of my favorite cities in Japan. So this blog page will be pretty long and will have links to other pages in this website that's related to Takayama. Takayama is located in the mountainous Hida (飛騨) region in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県). The area surrounding Takayama had been settled as far as... Continue Reading →
Takayama Jinya is a restored government building dating back to the Edo period (江戸時代) . A jin'ya (陣屋) - not to be confused with jinja (神社) - a shinto shrine - was the administrative headquarters of a small area or domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. A domain that is assessed to potentially generate 30,000 koku... Continue Reading →
Bekzilla's Journey 