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Spicy Masala, Kyoto, Japan

by gavin, posted in Restaurants, Travel

In the morning I’d jumped on a Shinkansen and then a local train to get to Hikone to explore the castle and surrounding area.

It was a hard slog given the temperature and number of steps it took to get upto the castle, but it was worth it.

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DSC03726 (August 9, 2017)

As I wandered back towards the station to return to Kyoto I was looking out for somewhere to eat but nothing stuck out so I decided to wait until I returned to Kyoto to have lunch.

I chose to take the slower local train back to Kyoto as I was just looking for air conditioning by this stage!

The major train stations in Japan are little cities – full of shopping and places to eat. So I knew I’d get something good.

Spicy Masala, Kyoto, Japan

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Kairikiya Kawaramachi Sanjo, Kyoto, Japan

by gavin, posted in Restaurants, Travel

It was the end of my first full day in Japan and after the Shinkansen trip from Tokyo to Kyoto, and having checked into my hotel, I was looking for my first real Japanese meal.

I jumped on the subway and headed one station east to Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station near the Kamo River.

Kairikiya Kawaramachi Sanjo, Kyoto, Japan

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Hotel Metropolitan Nagano, Nagano, Japan

by gavin, posted in Hotels, Travel

As the Shinkansen from Kanazawa pulled into Nagano Station I studied my google map to make sure that I headed in the direction of my hotel. I thought I’d kept track of the turns that I’d taken but proceeded to exit the wrong side of the station. It took be a couple of minutes to get my bearings but I soon saw the signs directing me to Hotel Metropolitan Nagano right next to Nagano Station.

Hotel Metropolitan Nagano, Nagano, Japan

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