Gifu, Japan: Minna no Mori Media Cosmos Library

 

There are days you may want to slow on a trip, and chilling in a library could be an option.

Gifu, Japan: Shinhotaka Ropeway

Travel Date: 09 December 2024

Gifu, Japan: Takayama Ouan Hotel

Takayama Ouan Hotel 

Takayama, Japan: Hida no Sato

Hida no Sato

Things to do in Hida-Furukawa

Things to do in Hida-Furukawa

Takayama, Japan: Miyagawa Morning Market

Miyagawa Morning Market 

Is a morning market with local produce, products and lots of snacks to enjoy.  It runs on the riverside, so travellers can enjoy their snacks while also being mesmerized by the birds and ducks on the flowing water.

Gifu, Japan: Things to do in Takayama

First time we visited Takayama was in 2019, read here.

Let us share with you things to do in Takayama.

Japan: Hotel Around Takayama

Hotel Around Takayama

Nagoya, Japan: Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

Nunoike Catholic Church

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul - Nagoya

Nagoya, Japan: Yagoto-san Kosho-ji Temple

Yagoto-san Kosho-ji Temple

Is a Buddhist temple with a 5-story wooden pagoda.  It's a walking distance from the subway station.

Nagoya, Japan: Shirotori Garden

Shirotori Garden is a tranquil Japanese-style garden with a pathway and bridges along streams & ponds, plus private ceremonial houses and tea shops.

Japan: Compass Hotel Nagoya

 

Compass Hotel Nagoya

Nakamura-ku Meieki 4-22-21, Nagoya Sta on, Nagoya, Japan 450-0002

Travel Date: December 2024, 3 nights

Japan: Nagoya and Takayama - 9 days Itinerary and Expenses

Japan: Nagoya and Takayama - 9 days Itinerary and Expenses

Travel Date: 03-11 December 2024

2024 Philippines: Christmas in the City

 

Let us be thankful for the blessings we received.  Appreciate everyone we have met, and celebrate life!

It's the time of the year that we enjoy the Christmas displays, illumination and sounds around the city. 

Kameyama, Mie, Japan: Seki Post Town in Tokaido road

 

In 2019, I have visited Magome and Tsumago towns in Nakasendō route. And Old Tōkaidō Road Ancient Cedar Avenue in Hakone, Kanagawa.  This 2024, I have visited Seki-juku in Tōkaidō road.

What is Tōkaidō road?

Roughly means "eastern sea route," connecting Kyoto (previous capital) Japan and Edo (modern-day Tokyo). [Reference]