Dave. Day Eleven. Kanazawa Castle Park

Dave chillin’ with a Samourai

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There is a Ninja…

… hidden in this picture.

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This picture was taken at the Myōryū-ji temple in Kanazawa – also called the Ninja temple for its many hidden staircases, escape routes, secret chambers, concealed tunnels and trick doors.

Kimono Girls in Higashi-Chaya-Gai

Just really dig those Kimonos. You just see so little of them today.

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German Cafe @ Kanazawa.

This morning we hit Kanazawa station for a quick breakfast…

– Long Vienna sausage France?
– France Danish?

Wow. Talk about multicultural food!
– Maccha Green Tea Croissant
– Maple Toast German French

Amazing stuff. We should be paid to taste this…

Dave. Day Eleven. Kanazawa.

Dave is off to visit the Ninja Castle!

Shopping at Iza

Iza is the supermarket at Mikuni.
You could spend hours looking at the stands. Here is just a short selection. Enjoy!

Mikuni-Ko

The time had come: SUSHI TIME!
For the first time on this trip, we had fresh sushi at Mikuni-Ko.
Unforgettable!
30 plats later we rested our case and pronounced the verdict: this is THE best Sushi restaurant ever.

Takefu Knife Village

What a fantastic day at the Takefu Knife Village, a knife factory founded in 1336. We had the opportunity to follow and apply the 12 stages to make our own Santoku Knife.
Flattening, grinding, polishing, sharpening and finally stamping our own Kanji initials onto the knife.
Unforgettable experience of sharing true craftsmanship.

Dave. Day Ten. Takefu Knife Village

We kicked off this day with making out own knives at the Takefu Knife Village.
Many more posts to come.

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