Sunday, April 14, 2024

Shikoku Mannaka Sennen Monogatari


Shikoku Mannaka Sennen Monogatari 
四國真中千年物語

Kagawa, Japan: Kotohira Maritime Museum


Kotohira Maritime museum (also known as Marine Science museum) displays  Edo-era ship and marine-themed exhibits.

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Sunday, April 7, 2024

Kagawa, Japan: Onyado Shikishimakan Kotohira Hot spring


Onyado Shikishimakan Kotohira Hotspring
713-1 Kawanishi, Kotohiracho, Kotohira, Kotohira, Japan, 766-0001
Travel Date: March 2024, 1 night

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan: Ritsurin Park


Ritsurin Park has been awarded the highest rating of 3 stars in the French travel guide book Michelin Green Guide Japan, meaning it is ``worth the trip.'' (First published in March 2009.) Ref: https://www.my-kagawa.jp/

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Philippines: Churches to visit in Laguna, Batangas, Quezon

 


Our Lady of the Pillar Parish Church
Alaminos, Laguna (Diocese of San Pablo)

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Kagawa, Japan: Cathedral of the Assumption


Cathedral of the Assumption
カトリック桜町教会
Japan, 760-0074 Kagawa, Takamatsu, Sakuramachi, 1-chome 8-9
https://www.sakuramachi.catholic.ne.jp/
Open: 9-12nn, 13-17pm

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Takamatsu, Japan: Shikoku Village

 


Shikoku Village
Japan, 761-0112 Kagawa, Takamatsu, Yashima Nakamachi, 91
Travel Date: 14 March 2024

Shikoku, Japan: JR Hotel Clement Takamatsu

 


JR Hotel Clement Takamatsu
1-1 Hamano Cho, Takamatsu, Takamatsu, Japan, 760-0011
Travel Date: March 2024, 2 nights

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Japan: Shikoku - 7 days Itinerary and Reviews


Japan: Shikoku - 7 days Itinerary and Expenses

If you bump into this page and are still planning for your first visit in Japan, you may go to this separate entry instead.  Or visit the bottom section of this page for more itinerary options. 

This year's spring trip is a 7-day stay in Shikoku island, which is a separate island from the main Honshu island (where you can find Tokyo or Osaka). Shikoku is accessible by air, ferry, trains, or buses from Fukuoka or Osaka.

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.