2024 May Japan Part 2
We join the Diamond Princess for 10-days
Our cruise itinerary
First formal night.
First stop Aomori
First stop Aomori
Famous for its Nebuta Matsuri festival
Featuring fabulous floats
Featuring fabulous floats
On display at the magnificent Wa Rasse museum.
An interesting post box!
Arriving in Sakata…
Magnificent buildings
Sankyo Soko Rice Storehouse
Built by the wealthy Honma family
A local shrine.
Magnificent buildings
Magnificent buildings
Inami, on the west coast of Japan…
… famous for its wood carvers
… famous for its wood carvers
A lovely building in Inami town
Zuisen-ji wooden temple
Zuisen-ji wooden temple
Zuisen-ji wooden temple
Zuisen-ji wooden temple
Zuisen-ji wooden temple
Gokoyama, known for its traditional gasshō-zukuri houses
Gokoyama, known for its traditional gasshō-zukuri houses
A steep thatched roof that resembles two hands joined in prayer.
Gokoyama, known for its traditional gasshō-zukuri houses
Gokoyama, known for its traditional gasshō-zukuri houses
Gokoyama
Inside one of the houses.
Inside one of the houses.
The port of Sakaiminato.
Gamcheon Culture Village in Busan, South Korea
… a bustling, artistic community.
A Korean mother & daughter.
Gamcheon Culture Village
Gamcheon Culture Village
I loved this clever mural.
The Jagalchi Fish Market
The Jagalchi Fish Market
First course of our banquet lunch (for 4)
The fish course…
Yet another course!
Yet another course!
Hypocentre Park
Nagasaki Peace Park.
Nagasaki Peace Park.
Nagasaki Peace Park.
Nagasaki Peace Park.
Nagasaki Peace Park.
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
Dejima – where the foreign traders were allowed.
Originally the Portuguese, then the Dutch.
The traders’ warehouses
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The traders’ warehouses
The traders’ warehouses
And beautiful gardens
Second formal night.
Shimizu, the nearest port for visiting Mt Fuji.
The port of Shimizu
We opted to stroll around Shimizu town.
We opted to stroll around Shimizu town.
We opted to stroll around Shimizu town.
We opted to stroll around Shimizu town.
A local temple
With the ever-present tori gates.
There were soccer statues everywhere…
There were soccer statues everywhere…
Apparently the local team joined the big league in 1995
Last day, back in Tokyo…
At the Shibuya Crossing
At the Shibuya Crossing
End of our Japan holiday.
