Saturday, January 13, 2024

Japan: Food crawl and Cafes in Osaka

 


Which cafe and restaurants have you visited in Osaka?

Japan: Food crawl and Cafes in Kyoto

 


Let's fill-up our tummy with the options we found in Kyoto. 

Japan: Book cafes in Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka


If you are adding libraries, bookstores, or book cafes in your itinerary, you may want to look at these places. 

Friday, January 12, 2024

Osaka, Japan: Katsuo-ji Temple


We are chasing autumn in Osaka and looking between Minoh Falls or Katsuo-ji temple.  But since we had already been forest bathing in Kyoto and it seems like the temple has more character, thus we chose Katsuo-ji.

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Osaka, Japan: teamLab Botanical Garden


We went to visit this teamLab because of the lights and it is in an open garden.  

First artwork is seasonal for autumn, Life is Continuous Light - Bald Cypress.

Osaka, Japan: Catholic Tamatsukuri Church

Catholic Tamatsukuri Church

Saturday, January 6, 2024

Kyoto, Japan: 9 things to do in Uji

 


What are the places and things we can do in the home of the famous matcha, Uji in Kyoto?

Monday, January 1, 2024

Kyoto, Japan: Night viewing at Eikan-do Temple

 


Travel Date: 19 November 2023 

The Autumn night exhibition at Eikan-do Temple runs for a limited time between November and December.  Guide will be posted a few days before the open date. Regular open hours can be seen here

Kyoto, Japan: A day in Arashiyama

 


Twelve years ago when we first visited Arashiyama.  We failed to ride the Sagano romantic train as some parts of the train tracks were hit by a landslide.

Sunday, December 31, 2023

Japan: Kyoto Station

We are visiting Kyoto Station for the night lights and overlooking the view of the city. 

Kyoto, Japan: Nishiki Market


Reminder go to Nishiki Market with a hungry tummy.  But before we go to the list of snacks we tried at the market, we'll also share what to see beyond the food.

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Kyoto, Japan: Kuramadera Temple and Kifune Shrine in Kibune town


Visited Kuramadera Temple, hiked  and Kifune Shrine in Kibune town

Kyoto, Japan: ShinPuhKan


New complex shopping place in Kyoto, ShinPuhKan is a combined area for Ace Hotel, cafes, restaurants, and stores.

Kyoto, Japan: Gion and Yasaka Shrine


I have recently watched Makanai on Netflix and that makes me want to visit Aomori and revisit Gion.  But for now, let's visit places we missed last on our 2012 trip and places where we can find Kiyo, the character in Makanai.