Went up this weekend to Kanazawa, and saw there almost as many
furriners as in Kyoto, both those of racial distinction and
Chinese/Korean. Wouldn't have thought it would be that popular being a
bit out of the way, and most of the gaigins did look more like
tourists than students/JETs/other resident wasters. The Starbucks'
seemed gaigin-free, which was also surprising!

Anyway, it is a very nice place, enjoyed it immensely, apart from the
frequent times I had to studiously avoid acknowledging the other
whities.

Ken