James Nagano Beer Market, Nagano, Japan

by gavin, posted in Bars, Restaurants, Travel

Central Nagano is relatively small and easily walkable as I was to find out.

I’d searched the internet and found a couple of small craft beer places in Nagano, and I headed out just after 5pm thinking I’d be up for a 15 minute walk or so, but after heading out from my hotel, crossing the road and walking about a minute I was standing just across the road from James Nagano Beer Market!

I headed up the stairs to find a couple of people already enjoying a beer and sat at the bar.

James Nagano Beer Market, Nagano, Japan

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Go Go Curry, Kanazawa, Japan

by gavin, posted in Restaurants, Travel

Armed with a 1:46pm Shinkansen ticket to Nagano and a late checkout from my hotel I wanted a decent lunch before my train trip.

As I’ve said before train stations in Japan are mini cities – heaps of shops and restaurants and I don’t mean crap restaurants like McDonalds or KFC, but quality restaurants that you’d be happy to eat at any day.

Go Go Curry, Kanazawa, Japan

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Torisyoumaru, Kanazawa, Japan

by gavin, posted in Bars, Restaurants, Travel

My last night in Kanazawa after a busy day out walking had me looking for a decent restaurant and a beer or two.

On the north west side of Kanazawa station there’s an annex of sorts with a couple of floors of restaurants. Up on the third floor I found an Izakaya (Japanese restaurant/pub) that had a great menu.

Torisyoumaru, Kanazawa, Japan

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