SEE Today we arrived in Osaka, my first impression was that this city is a lot busier than Tokyo. We went to the Umeda Sky Building and it was high, very high but worth it. We got an awesome 360 view of the city, it seems like it never ends. It was the last night…
Month: May 2017
Japan 2017 | Day 10 | Kyoto
SEE We went to the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove today. Bamboo is a really cool plant, not only because of how it looks but it’s many uses so I was excited to check this out. I’m glad I went however I was more impressed by the garden we stumbled across than the grove. It wasn’t as…
Japan 2017 | Day 9 | Kyoto
SEE Today we went to the Kinkakuji Golden Pavilion. It’s about 20kgs of real gold and it’s so gorgeous. The gardens surrounding the pavilion are also stunning. We then went to the Ryoan-ji Rock Garden. This is a zen garden made only of rocks. There’s 15 large rocks and no matter where you look there’s…
Japan 2017 | Day 8 | Kyoto
SEE This morning we were a part a Buddhist morning prayer. The monks sat at the shrine and chanted. It was very peaceful and a nice way to start the day. We also got to give incense as an offering. After breakfast we explored Kayosan and it’s many temples. The grounds were so gorgeous and…
Japan 2017 | Day 7 | Hiroshima & Koyasan
SEE I had been looking forward to the Hiroshima Peace Park and Museum since we decided to do this trip. With everything happening in the world today it was good to look back and hope we don’t make the same mistakes. The A-Bomb Dome was the first glimpse we had of the terror the atomic…
Japan 2017 | Day 6 | Hiroshima
SEE We travelled from Takayama to Hiroshima today, although it sounds boring Japan was made for travelling. Everything is so easy, comfy and the scenery is beautiful. Once we arrived in Hiroshima it was straight on to Miyajima Island and the Itsukushima Shrine. The island was gorgeous and there were wild dear just wondering around,…
Japan 2017 | Day 5 | Takayama
Takayama is an old and very traditional town so I was excited to explore more of this place and finally try some sake. SEE This morning we woke up after a sleep in a tradional ryokan, it was a surprisingly good sleep for pretty much having the floor as a mattress. Our first stop for…
Japan 2017 | Day 4 | Takayama
Today was a travel day, we journeyed from Tokyo to Takayama. Part of our journey was on the bullet train which was a great experience. The scenery on the way was incredible, so many rice patties and mountains. SEE In Takayama we went to the Hida Folk Village, it was very cute and gave a…
Japan 2017 | Day 3 | Tokyo
SEE Today was a free day so we decided to check out the Tokyo National Museum and Ueno Park. It was such a gorgeous day to wonder around the park and get a little more insight into Japanese history. We then went to Koenji, a Japanese neighborhood. It was super cool with heaps of restaurants…
Japan 2017 | Day 2 | Tokyo
The first full day in Tokyo. I’m continually blown away by all the different things to do, we got a taste of all the major sites today. SEE Our first stop was the Senso-Ji Temple. Although we went there yesterday it was good to get a bit more background. People believe the incense we burnt…
Japan 2017 | Day 1 | Tokyo
I don’t know what I expected my first glimpse of Tokyo to be like but we were greeted by lush green grass, rice patties and traditional houses. The train ride into the city was amazing, we went through so many different areas. We were very keen to get exploring and find some real sushi! SEE…
ciao today 