Yamanobe road

Yamanobe tee on väidetavalt vanim tee Jaapanis. Kõige lihtsam on sõita Narast Tenrisse ning alustada teed Isonokami templist. Tee ise kulgeb läbi külade, põldude ja väikeste templite.

Yamanobe road is said to be the oldest road in Japan. The easiest to get on it is to take a train from Nara to Tenri and start from Isonokami shrine. The road goes through villages and fields and passes by some lovely small temples. 

Nara

Nara üheks tuntuimaks kaubamärgiks on kahtlemata mööda linna ringi kõndivad hirved, keda ametlike andmete järgi elab seal veidi üle tuhande. Hirvedele saab toiduks osta spetsiaalseid hirveküpsiseid. Küpsiste ostjaga juhtuvad saab näha alloleval pildil.

One of the trademarks of Nara is undoubtedly deer. They walk freely around the city and officially there's a little more than 1000 of them living in the city. One can buy special deer cookies and if you do it then you will be immediately attacked by deer:

Jaapani suurim Buddha kuju asub samuti Naras (pildil tagumine):

Japan's biggest Buddha is also located in Nara (the one in the back):

Ohvriannid:

Offerings:

Palved:

Prayers:

Suurima Buddha kodu:

Home of the biggest Buddha:

Osaka

Seekord siis pildid suuremal kujul. 

On reader's request bigger photos this time.

Osaka kindluse vallikraav. Kindluse sees on muuseum, mis annab ülevaate kindluse ajaloost ning Jaapani ühendamisest ühtseks riigiks. Tasub külastada!
Moat of Osaka castle. Inside the castle there's a museum that gives overview on castle's history and uniting Japan. Worth a visit!

Moodne arhitektuur - ajaloomuuseum.
Modern architecture - museum of history.

Õitsevad ploomipuud kindluse ploomiaias.
Blooming plum trees at castle's plum grove. 

Õhtune kesklinn.
Downtown in the evening.

Peaaegu igal täanavanurgal küpsetatakse kaheksajala palle - kaheksajala ja juurviljade tükid taignas.
Almost at every street corner it's possible to get freshly baked octopus balls - pieces of octopus and vegetables in batter.

Kanazawa

Takayamast järgmine peatuspunkt oli Kanazawa. Kanazawat tasub külastada kolmel põhjusel:
1. Sealne sushi on erinev ja ma pean ütlema, et parim, mida Jaapanis sõin.
2. Kanazawas asub Kenroku-en aed, mida peetakse üheks ilusaimaks Jaapanis. See asub kindluse kõrval. Kindlus näeb väljapoolt väga efektne välja, kuid sisseminek end ära ei tasu - see on rekonstruktsioon ja midagi vana seal ei leidu. Ruumid on suures osas tühjad.
3. Geishade ja teemajade kvartal oma puumajadega on väga hästi säilinud ja võluv.

Next stop after Takayama was Kanazawa. There are three reasons to visit Kanazawa:
1. Sushi in Kanazawa is very different and I must say that it's the best I had in Japan.
2. Kenroku-en is located there - it's a garden that is considered to be one of the most beautiful gardens in Japan. It is located right next to a castle. Castle looks great outside but don't bother to visit inside. It's reconstruction and there's absolutely nothing old to see. Rooms are all empty. 
3. District of geisha houses and tea houses is very well preserved and absolutely lovely. 

Takayama

Väike kollaaž Takayamast. Takayama on väike linnake suhteliselt keset Jaapanit. Tema eripäraks on väga hästi säilinud vanad puitmajad. Vanalinnas on tõesti mitu tänavat, mis on ääristatud ainult vanade puitmajadega, milles peituvad restoranid, väikesed poekesed ning sake pruulikojad. Tegemist on äärmiselt võluva linnakesega, mille lähedal asub Hida vabaõhumuuseum.

You can see a little photo collage of Takayama. Takayama is located in central Japan. The specialty of this town is very well preserved old wooden houses. In the old town there are several streets like that. In those old houses you can find cozy restaurants, small shops and sake breweries. It's absolutely lovely town and there's also an open air museum near by called Hida Folk Village. 

Kaks kera lõnga = neli sokki

Lõng / Yarn: Loops & Threads Luxury Sock

Vardad / Needles: 2.5 mm

Rongisõidu müts

Viimased 2 nädalat veetsin Jaapanis. Marsruudiks oli Tokyo - Takayama - Kanazawa - Osaka - Nara - Kyoto - Nikko - Tokyo. Kirjutan sellest lähipäevil rohkem. Linnast linna liikumiseks kasutasin ronge ning rongiga sõitmine tähendab kudumisaega. Reisi jooksul sain valmis 2 mütsi, 1 salli ja peaaegu 1 sõrmiku (teine sõrmik ootab veel tegemist). Ühe mütsi sain Jaapanis juba ka üles pildistatud:

I spent last 2 weeks in Japan. Route was Tokyo - Takayama - Kanazawa - Osaka - Nara - Kyoto - Nikko - Tokyo. I'll write more about it soon. Travelling within Japan equals to travelling by trains. Travelling by trains means lot of knitting time. During this trip I finished 2 hats, 1 scarf and almost 1 glove (the other one still needs to be started). I also managed to capture one hat already to a photo:

Novita 7 veljestä

4.5 mm

Ja mõned kaadrid ka Jaapanist (suur hulk fotosid alles ootab mu arvutis läbivaatamist):

And couple of photos of Japan as well (I still need to review lots of photos that I took):