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 →
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 →
It's been a while since I updated this blog, and a friend of mine recommended to post some of my quora answers into my personal blog. So, for Tokyo, I usually look for areas around the JR Yamanote Line As you can see in the above picture, the JR Yamanote line (in green) forms a... Continue Reading →
I was in Narita city and was craving for some ramen. So did a bit of exploring, found this nice place just a few minutes away from the station. Reviews says that its the best ramen in Narita, so I popped in right away. The interior has a lot of aviation related items. I suppose... Continue Reading →
I had a 19 hour layover in Narita the other day. As I've never explored Narita before, plus traveling to Tokyo is a bit pricy (~¥4,000 round trip) and time consuming (60mins one way), I decided to book a room in Narita city instead. At first I wasn't sure where to go, as I arrived at... Continue Reading →
Bekzilla's Journey 