A Travel Blog
We woke up this morning to rain on the ground, though fortunately the rain itself had stopped, so we had a dry walk to the station. However, we also had an email from our Niigata friend, changing our pick-up point from outside the railway station to inside because a typhoon was heading right for Niigata! … Read more
Tomioka Silk Factory Our main reason for coming to Takasaki was to visit the Tomioka Silk Factory. It was Japan’s first modern silk factory, established in 1872; it operated until 1987; and in 2014 it was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the first Japanese factory, we believe, to be so designated. Getting to Tomioka … Read more
Remember last night’s friendly izakaya? Well, this morning on our walk (aka, trundle) to the station, we took the route that passed this izakaya so I could get a daytime shot. I did that and we trundled off. A few minutes – and a few blocks – later, we heard a noise, and there, running … Read more