Scenes from Ishikawa and Fukui Prefecture, Japan

[Yokosuka Mike]

My wife and I joined a group tour and we spent 3 days traveling around Ishikawa and Fukui Prefecture.
One good thing about group tours is that you're forced to go places that you'd probably never ever visit in your lifetime. We had a lot of fun and visited many interesting places.

All the best,
Mike

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

On our first night of the tour we stayed at Katayamazu Onsen town in the APA Hotel & Resort.
Our room was facing toward Lake Shibayama.

Watching the Sunrise from the window of our hotel room​

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June 2024 - Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

The morning sunlight softly illuminating our hotel room
Flower in a bamboo vase​

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June 2024 - Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

On our first day one of the places we visited was "Tsukiusagi no Sato", a park in which friendly rabbits roam free and humans can feed and pet them. This is what I mean when I said group tours get people to go places they'd never visit on their own.

A two year old girl comes face to face with her first live rabbit​

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June 2024 - Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Tsukiusagi no Sato Park
Adults enjoy feeding the rabbits too​

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June 2024 - Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Second day of the tour and the first place to visit is the "Motorcar Museum of Japan"​

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June 2024 - Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

There are three full floors and two mezzanine floors holding about 500 cars. When we entered the museum staff told us to go to the top floor first and work our way down. We spent a couple hours here.

"Motorcar Museum of Japan"​

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June 2024 - Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

"Motorcar Museum of Japan"
One for Godfrey - Lancia Fulvia Coupe Rallye 1.3​

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June 2024 - Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

"Motorcar Museum of Japan"
One for Bill Jones if he's still checking in here - Mercedes Benz 300SL​

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Fujinon XF 50mm f2 lens
June 2024 - Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

After the car museum the next stop on our tour was the cliffs of Tōjinbō!
Our tour guide is the guy holding the small flag. This is an unguided tour. The guides job is just to get us to where we need to go and then tell us what time the bus will depart; after that we're free to roam about as we please. In this location we were given about 3 hours of free time and that included us finding a place to eat lunch; and there were plenty of places to do that.

Tōjinbō!​

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June 2024 - Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Once we were released most of the people immediately started walking all over the first cliff they saw, but my wife said we should walk to the end of the cliffs and slowly work our way back. It was a good idea.

Tōjinbō!​

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June 2024 - Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

This was the point where we stopped and started working our way back.

Tōjinbō!​

And, this is what you see from out here.

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June 2024 - Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

The cliffs of Tojinbo have been used as a location in many movies and TV shows.

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June 2024 - Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Regrettably it was a flat day; white sky and no wind/wave action. However, there was plenty of heat and humidity! When the conditions are right this place is a landscape photographers dream come true. These are the last 3 pictures for Tojinbo.

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June 2024 - Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan​