On our third day in Osaka, we decided to take a day trip to Nara to see old temples and town. Nara prefecture is located right next Osaka and Kyoto, about an hour by…
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We took plenty of sleep the previous night recovering from the night bus ride, so we were ready for a full day of an adventure. In our second day in Osaka, we went to…
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We spent 4 days in Osaka, including the day we arrived from Tokyo and the day we left for Kyoto. We enjoyed the energy that this city has, the people and of course food! Here…
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We went to Asakusa and Akihabara on the same day, and Tsukiji Market on the separate day, but I decided to combine these two days together and create an itinerary, since you can visit…
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It was our first trip together in Japan for two weeks, including three days each in Kyoto and Osaka. We spent a couple of days and last few days in Tokyo. So on the…
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In the 1200 years of history, Enryakuji temple was the place for ascetic practices. Monks weren’t allowed to get out of the mountain for three years. They had to endure the training of not…
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People often travel to Kyoto and Osaka – the two biggest tourist destinations in west Japan – however not many people travel to Nara, even though you can easily get there from the famous…
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Osaka is the third most populated city in Japan, and is a center of economy in the west. It once flourished as a business city in the old time, and it still does. People…
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The capital of east Tokyo and the capital of west Kyoto; the country’s capital once thrived in Kyoto, and now it’s moved to Tokyo. Just by looking around this old city, you can imagine…
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Tokyo is one of the busiest city in the world, with 13 million people living in this small land. The city is old, and has traditions, but at the same time unique cultures are…
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Spent a day seeing cherry blossoms in Tokyo! 🙂…
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Cherry blossoms are beginning to fall its petals on the ground, and painting roads to pink; its almost the end of the cherry blossom season. It is a bit late to post this, if you…