My favorite way to observe the new year in Japan is by a midnight visit to a shrine. But this year below freezing temperatures convinced me to stay at home at midnight and make my shrine visits in daylight--temperatures above freezing with a bit of a cold breeze. Consequently I decided to do a seven … Continue reading Starting 2022 with the seven lucky gods of Tokai
Tag: Shinagawa-juku
Shinagawa: The Old Post Town and Modern Waterways
This article describes a walk that includes a brief stretch of the Tokaido around Shinagawa-juku and then following the Meguro River to its mouth and the modern waterways of the area. (Archived article - Originally published by Japan Today.)