In my previous post, I wrote in detail about the newly reconstructed Honmaru Palace of Nagoya Castle. Needless to say, that episode was just a slice out of a visit to the castle compound, which has a lot more to see besides the palace at its centre. Let’s see how the rest of that dayContinue reading “Field Report: A walk through the grounds of Nagoya Castle, Japan (28 November 2018)”
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Field Report: The Honmaru Palace of Nagoya Castle, Japan (28 November 2018)
I’ve long had a keen interest in the ambitious project to resurrect the lost Honmaru Palace of Nagoya Castle: quite possibly one of the most magnificent examples of 17th-century Japanese architecture to have survived from the Edo Period. (Well, up until it was reduced to cinders by Allied bombing in 1945.) Over the course ofContinue reading “Field Report: The Honmaru Palace of Nagoya Castle, Japan (28 November 2018)”
Food Report: Tea and Kuri-kinton at Daikoku-ya Sabō (Magome-juku, Japan)
Let’s round off my series of Kiso Valley-related posts with a quick and breezy food report. Today’s subject: a tea break I enjoyed whilst visiting the beautiful town of Magome. Welcome to Daikoku-ya Sabō.
Field Report: Tsumago and Magome, Kiso Valley, Japan (27 November 2018)
On a fine autumn morning last November, I set off on another day trip from Nagoya – this time heading deep into the mountainous heart of the Chūbu region. My target: two beautifully preserved post towns that once served an Edo Period highway. There, in the refreshing peace of the Japanese countryside, I enjoyed anContinue reading “Field Report: Tsumago and Magome, Kiso Valley, Japan (27 November 2018)”
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