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Kanazawa 金沢 かなざわ

 
日本海の横にある金沢市
にほんかいのよこにあるかなざわし
nihonkai no yoko ni aru kanazawa-shi
Kanazawa City on the Sea of Japan Coast



 
金沢駅
かなざわえき
kanazawa-eki
Kanazawa station
 
 
 
 
金沢駅の前の門
かなざわえきのまえのもん
kanazawa-eki no mae no mon
The gate in front of Kanazawa station



 
水辺の古い家
みずべのふるいいえ
mizube no furui ie
Old houses along the waterfront



 
春の桜の花
はるのさくらのはな
haru no sakura no hana
cherry blossoms in spring 


 
東茶屋町
ひがしちゃやまち
higashi chaya-machi
lit: East Tea Shop Town
(the suburb where the famous tea shops are)
 
 
 
 
 
金沢城
かなざわじょう
kanazawa-jō

Kanazawa Castle




 
金沢城
かなざわじょう
kanazawa-jō
Kanazawa Castle

Kanazawa Castle

 

 

 

金沢の有名なお寺
かなざわのゆうめいなおてら
kanazawa no yuumei na otera
famous Kanazawa temple
Ninja Temple

Temples in Kanazawa




(generally regarded among the most beautiful gardens in Japan)


 
兼六園
けんろくえん
kenroku-en

Kenroku Park




 
兼六園
けんろくえん
kenroku-en

Kenroku Park

 
 


 kana(kin) here means Gold
 zawa(sawa) here means Marshland


 

(photos from internet for educational purposes)

Spring at the Imperial Palace

Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
Cherry trees in Tokyo  東京の桜の木 
とうきょうのさくらのき  tōkyō no sakura no ki
With gratitude to Mr K Arai, Tokyo, for his exquisite  photographs.

Aizu Wakamatsu 会津若松 あいづわかまつ

Aizu Wakamatsu   会津若松  あいづわかまつ


Aizu Wakamatsu   会津若松  あいづわかまつ


Aizu Wakamatsu   会津若松  あいづわかまつ


Aizu Wakamatsu   会津若松  あいづわかまつ


Aizu Wakamatsu   会津若松  あいづわかまつ


Aizu Wakamatsu   会津若松  あいづわかまつ


Aizu Wakamatsu   会津若松  あいづわかまつ


Aizu Wakamatsu   会津若松  あいづわかまつ


Aizu Wakamatsu   会津若松  あいづわかまつ


Aizu Wakamatsu   会津若松  あいづわかまつ


Aizu Wakamatsu   会津若松  あいづわかまつ


Aizu Wakamatsu   会津若松  あいづわかまつ


Aizu Wakamatsu   会津若松  あいづわかまつ


More information:



Aizu Wakamatsu   会津若松  あいづわかまつ

Matsue 松江 まつえ

Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue’s most famous visitor

Lafcadio Hearn was born in Lefkas, Greece. He was the son of an army doctor, Charles Hearn, from Ireland and a Greek woman, Rosa Cassimati. He travelled to Japan in 1890 as a report writer for a magazine. He arrived in Yokohama, but he soon quit this job. After that, he moved to Matsue as an English teacher of Shimane Prefectural Middle School. In Matsue, he met his lifelong friend Nishida Sentaro, a colleague teacher, and he married Koizumi Setsu, a daughter of a local samurai.
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Matsue   松江 まつえ
Here is a link to a beautifully laid-out information page 
about towns on the west coast of Honshu:

JR700 Even more wow!

Comfort and convenience on wheels

Inside the carriage above the doors the display shows the next stations where the train will stop. It will be in Japanese, as well as in English. The display will run in time for passengers to get themselves ready should they need to leave the train. The announcer will also explain the stop in Japanese as well as in English.

































The Nozomi Super Express to Himeji, 
where you could visit Japan’s most beautiful castle.













The Super Express to Hakata (= Fukuoka)
Train will stop at stations: Shin-Osaka, Shin-Kobe,
(The word Shin here means Shin-kansen station)