I don’t fancy myself much of a photographer, but I was thinking about how nice some of the designs around Takaoka are, and I thought it would be nice to show off a few of them (very few lol). It’s an old city, and some of the buildings are a little worse for wear, but there are some nice walkways and tile designs here and there.
Here’s what you see on the walls of Takaoka Station and walking down Suehiro Street:
The sea and mountains in the etching with the cars in the background is a view from Amaharashi beach with the Tateyama mountain range in the distance. It’s probably the most famous view in Takaoka City, and I recommend giving it a quick Google image search.
The red rectangle is on the ground in the underground walkway that I take on the way home from work every night. It points the way to Kojo Park, the big Buddha statue, the traditional streets of Yamachou and Kanayamachi, and a few other landmarks.
The flower design with five petals is the emblem of the Maeda clan and can be found all over the city. There are also two Takaoka tourism mascots, and one of them is a cartoon version of Maeda Toshinaga. You can see him on this vending machine, holding a fan and wearing a very tall hat:
This is a new design for a lot of the Takaoka vending machines, as of 2022. The art is of the local Mikurumayama Festival and the big Buddha statue. The red background is the side of the vending machine, and I’m not really sure who all those characters are.
It’s snowing again today, so I guess it’s still winter, but I’m planning a lot of pink pictures for when spring finally arrives. The cherry blossom imagery around here gets pretty intense.
That’s all for now 🙂
Alisa & a Visa 