Mt. Isurugi was famous for temples of monks. It runs from Ishikawa prefecture to Toyama prefecture. Just before Edo era, arrogant invader Maeda who was one of the pirates from southern China destroyed these temples and eliminated 3000 monks. I climbed Mt. Isurugi to see these ruins. [View Full Entry]

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Just getting out of my home, I walked along the seacoast. (from Himi-shi to Takaoka-shi) This is a small travel without money and ... lunch, doh! It took 3 hours each way. [View Full Entry]

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I've been wondering whether I should go for nature or art as a photo target. As the title indicates, this time I decided to go for art. "Take some pictures of the most gorgeous, the tallest and the largest buildings in Himi-shi!" So what's that? Again as the title indicates, it is modern japanese castle. As I mentioned in my 1st post, the invader "Maeda" is the keyword here. It is his descendant who is building and maintaining these moden japanese castles here in Himi-shi or Toyama-ken and Ishikawa-ken. [View Full Entry]

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Hello, everyone. I've just settled in Himi-shi Toyama-ken Japan. So far there is nothing to report as a travel blog but let me introduce a few background stories here. 1stly, I'll explain the history of those unfamiliar address names. Himi stands for "to see fire" in English. Around 16th century a shogun named Maeda who came from southern chinese invaded into this region. Some natives who were holy religious farmers fought against violent Maeda at all costs to protect their own way of life. Arrogant Maeda decided to set fire across the whole area. As a res [View Full Entry]

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