We were worried about out-of-season snow in March. Spring is here in Toyama!
This time I guided 4 guests from Isreal. In stead of the traditional medicine
shop, we visited Hie shrine near the Glass Art Museum.
Next we enjoyed amazing Dale Chihuly's art works at the Glass Art Museum.
This museum is said "a towering cathedral of timber and light"
in the Nytimes. You can see the nice view from here.
At the Toyama Castle Park, we had matcha and Japanese sweets.
At the end of the tour, we walked along the Matsukawa river. This riverside
is selected as one of the 100 best cherry blossom vieing spots.It was so
beautiful!
April 5th 2025
Tour3 (Cruise version)
I guided a guest from England today. First we visited Kansui Park near
Toyama Station.
There are many many cherry trees in this park. This tree was 80% bloom.
Very beautiful tree!
This time we went to Iwase by Canal Cruise. We enjoyed the cherry blossoms
along the canal.
By showing the cruise ticket, we enjoyed a small Masu sake at Saseki.(Please
pay 210JPY for Masu cup ) Saseki is a standing sake tasting bar run by
Masuda Sake Brewery in Iwase.
The end of the tour, we wetted our whistles.
April 4th 2025
Tour3
We guided two guests from Australia.First we visited Kansui Park near Toyama
Station. Unfortunately it was cloudy, we could not see the Tateyama Mountain
Range.
There is a very beautiful Starbucks Coffee shop!
next we went to the port town Iwase. There is a Masuda Sake brewery. A
chimny used to be the symbol of a brewery.
It was chilly today( 8℃), but we found a small spring. This cherry blossoms
start to bloom!
They enjoyed Sake tasting instead of beer at Saseki. Saseki is a standing
sake tasting bar run by Masuda Sake Brewery. You can compare various sake!
March 6th 2025
Toyama City
The New York Times announced "52 Places to Go in 2025" and Toyama
City was seleted.I took this photo ,the Japanese Alps, from the passenger
seat of a car while driving on Route 8 in Toyama City.
This is the building that houses Glass Art Museum.According the article,The
Glass Art Museum is a towering cathedral of timber and light. Please visit
Toyama City and check the inside of the building by yourself!
February 6th 2025
