In 2019, I have visited Magome and Tsumago towns in Nakasendō route. And Old Tōkaidō Road Ancient Cedar Avenue in Hakone, Kanagawa .  Thi...

Hotel Trusty Nagoya Sakae Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan Date Stayed: Nov 13-17, 2015 Book Hotel Trusty Nagoya Sakae,...

Destinations: Osaka, Okayama, Kobe, Kyoto, Japan Travel Date: May 16-19 2014 (3d3n) Temperature May 17 (Kobe) : 19.3 (mean), 22.5 (ma...

Central terminals are really confusing. Due to sudden change of itinerary, it took me more time to figure out the name of the line and whic...

Travel Date: May 18, 2014 Sunday  Location:  Mimuroto-ji Temple, Kyoto Prefecture 611-0013, Japan 三室戸寺 21 莵道滋賀谷 Uji, Open: 8:30 to ...

Itinerary: Places to go, Things to see, What to do in Osaka and Kyoto?

Are you ready to get lost?  Are you up to the challenge to see these signs? Will you be able to locate where you are or going to if...

Destination: Kennin-ji Temple Grounds Travel Date: November 30, 2012 Location: Komatsu town down through Article 45, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto...

Gion ( 祇園 ) is Kyoto's most famous geisha (performing artist) district, located around Shijo Avenue between Yasaka Shrine in the east a...

Destination: Fushimi Inari Shrine (also known as: Fushimi Inari Taisha,  伏見稲荷大社 ) Travel Date: November 30, 2013 How to get there: From...

Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺) is an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyo...

The Heian Shrine (平安神宮 Heian-jingū?) is a Shinto shrine located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The Shrine is ranked as a Beppyou Jinja (The ...

Beautiful ginkgo tree taken from the guided bus tour while going to the Imperial Palace. The Kyoto Imperial Palace (京都御所, Kyōto Gosh...

Kinkakuji (金閣寺, Golden Pavilion ) is a Zen temple in northern Kyoto whose top two floors are completely covered in gold leaf. Formally kn...

Still dark outside, we left the hotel few minutes after 6 in the morning.  We were able to reach Osaka station before the schedule.  Howeve...