Journey of a duck
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 →
I was looking for a kitty fix the other day. Unlike Jakarta, it's really rare to see a cat wondering around in Houston. So looked up cat cafe and I found one called El Gato Coffee house, down at the Houston Heights. The coffee house closes at 6PM so I went straight ahead from work... 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 →
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