Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Things to do in Hida-Furukawa

Things to do in Hida-Furukawa

Saturday, December 28, 2024

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

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

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

Monday, December 23, 2024

Japan: Nagoya and Takayama - 9 days Itinerary and Expenses

Japan: Nagoya and Takayama - 9 days Itinerary and Expenses

Travel Date: 03-11 December 2024

Sunday, November 17, 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. 

Sunday, August 25, 2024

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]

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Mie, Japan: Nipponia Hotel Iga Ueno Castle Town

 


Planning:  I'm torn between choosing between their building in Kanmuri or Kourai.  Kanmuri is less than 10 minutes walk from Uenoshi or Hirokoji station. It's where their lobby and restaurant is. Room 103 is enclosed without a window or garden view at the ground floor. But has windows on the 2F.

Japan: Food crawl and cafes in Iga-Ueno, Mie


Cafe huone

Location: 126-1 Uenomarunouchi, Iga, Mie 518-0873, Japan
Food: omellete rice and apple juice
Personal Preference: 9 out of 10

Mie, Japan: Things to do in Iga-Ueno


While planning for this trip in Mie, I have two options on where to experience ninja activities. One is Ninja Kingdom Ise in Futamicho Mitsu.  But I chose the Iga-ryu Ninja Museum in Uenomarunouchi due to its location which is on my way to Seki Post the next day.  And other reasons listed below are the things you can do in Iga-Ueno.

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Taki, Mie, Japan: Things to do in Vison (For the Joy of Life)

 


Vison in Taki, Mie is an on-going construction of a village, where you can stay for an onsen, enjoy food and restaurants and wake-up in the middle of the mountains.