‘AZALEA FESTIVAL in SHIOFUNE-KANNON temple’I visited SHIOFUNE-KANNON temple in OME , 1 hour 30 minutes from the center of Tokyo . This temple founded AD 645, a nun from WAKASA region ( today’s FUKUI prefecture) offered the gold statue of KANNON Buddha . It’s a SHINGON school Buddhism today, one […]
‘MOTOSU lake near Mt.Fuji’ I visited MOTOSU lake, the third largest lake of Mt.Fuji 5 lakes . It’s the deepest 121m and the clearest12m transparency in 5 lakes.There are several beautiful camping spots around the lake. I recommend’HIROTAKI camp ground’ where you can see Mt.Fuji over the MOTOSU lake in […]
‘Mt.Fuji and the Moss pink festival’ I visited the Moss pink festival at MOTOSU lake near Mt.Fuji. MOTOSU lake is one of the 5 lakes the skirt of Mt.Fuji.It’s the third big lake , the deepest 121m and the clearest, the transparency is 12m below. The scenery of Mt.Fuji from […]
‘RIVERS in Kyoto’There are 2 rivers in Kyoto.One is the KAMO river which flows east part of Kyoto from north to south. If you go to GION district and KIYOMIZU temple area by train , this is the river you come across.The KAMO river flows slowly, the both sides are […]
‘WADAKURA FOUNTAIN PARK’ WADAKURA FOUNTAIN PARK is in between Tokyo station and the imperial palace. It’s built in 1961 as a commemoration of the Emperor Emeritus couple wedding and renovated in 1995 as a commemoration of today’s Emperor couple wedding.It takes 5 minutes walk from Tokyo station through MIYUKI DORI( […]
‘WISTERIA FLOWERS at KAMEIDO TENJIN shrine in Tokyo’I visited KAMEIDO TENJIN shrine in Tokyo. It’s founded 1661, the descendant of SUGAWARA MICHIZANE, the deity of DAZAIFU TENMANGU shrine built here . The whole shape is replicated DAZAIFU TENMANGU which located in KYUSHU Japan.It’s very popular for its wisteria flowers from […]
‘100 cherry blossom spots in Japan, at SAKURA-HONBO temple in YOSHINO ,Nara prefecture’I came across the cute temple with beautiful cherry blossoms on the way to the top of YOSHINO mountain. This temple is SAKURA-HONBO temple, founded AD 673 .This temple has many remains which related to SHUGENDO , the […]
‘NEZU shrine Azalea festival’I visited NEZU shrine to see Azalea flowers. It takes 15 minutes by metro from Tokyo station. NEZU shrine was founded around AD100 , dedicated to the SUSANOO deity, the brother of AMATERASU, the highest sun God of SHINTO.It’s protected by TOKUGAWA SHOGUN family in middle age […]
‘SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM everywhere’If you visit tourist spots in Japan you will find local flavored soft serve ice creams.I ate soft serve ice cream after 4 hours hike to see cherry blossom in YOSHINO mountain in Nara prefecture. This is the Sakura ( cherry blossom) and vanilla flavors mix […]
‘100 cherry blossom spots in Japan, at ARASHIYAMA-KAMEYAMA park’I visited ARASHIYAMA-KAMEYAMA park in ARASHIYAMA Kyoto. It’s next to the famous bamboo forest. The whole park is quiet place good for picnic .You can see the beautiful HOZU river view from the 2 observatories on the cliff .There are some benches, […]
‘100 cherry blossom spots in Japan, at YOSHINO in Nara ‘I climbed YOSHINO mountain in Nara prefecture 2 hours from Osaka. It’s very popular for Japanese people by its 30000 cherry blossoms from the bottom of the mountain to the top . It blooms from late March to the middle […]
‘100 cherry blossom spots in Japan, at KONKAIKOMYOJI temple in Kyoto’I visited KONKAIKOMYOJI temple in Kyoto. It’s founded 1175 by the founder of JODO Buddha school.It’s located in the north east of Kyoto and has a huge precinct with big halls and 3 storied pagoda. It’s not a popular temple […]
‘100 cherry blossom spots in Japan, at HARADANIEN in Kyoto’I visited HARADANIEN cherry blossom garden in Kyoto. This is the hidden cherry blossom spot with 400 cherry trees but only local people know it.Because this is the private cherry trees garden, only opens during cherry blossom season and colorful leaves […]
‘100 cherry blossom spots in Japan, at Torocco densha( scenic trolley train) in Kyoto ‘I enjoyed Torocco densha in Kyoto. It’s from JR SAGA ARASHIYAMA( 17 minutes from JR KYOTO ) station , walk 6 minutes to Torocco SAGA station.It takes 25 minutes river side run to Torocco KAMEOKA station […]
‘100 cherry blossom spots in Japan, at TAIZOIN temple in Kyoto’I visited TAIZOIN temple in Kyoto. It’s the subsidiary temple inside the big NYOSHINJI temple complex of RINZAI Buddha school . It’s founded 1404, famous for its beautiful Japanese garden and ZEN picture ‘ HYONENZU’ which is registered as a […]
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‘100 cherry blossom spots in Japan, at KYOTO GOSHO( imperial palace)’I visited KYOTO GOSHO( imperial palace) where Japanese TENNO( emperor) lived around here until from 794 to 1868 . Then the emperor moved to Tokyo since then.The whole area is very wide with palace , huge garden and ground. There […]
‘Fire Ramen in Kyoto’I went to MENBAKA ramen restaurant in Kyoto. It’s famous for its fire performance on ramen.This ramen is basically ramen with leeks and pork slices. The chef put the boiled oil on the ramen bowl before eating.It costs 900 yen( 9 dollars) ~, a bit expensive than […]
‘100 cherry blossom spots in Japan, at NINNAJI temple in Kyoto’I went to Kyoto to see the late blossoming cherry blossom. This temple is NINNAJI temple the west part of Kyoto one of the 17 UNESCO world heritage sites in Kyoto. It’s founded AD 888 as the SHINGON school temple […]
‘100 cherry blossom spots in Japan at HIMEJI castle’ I went to my home town HIMEJI city.This is HIMEJI castle, the first UNESCO world heritage site of Japan. It’s called ‘ white bird ‘ from its beautiful white wall . History of Himeji castle The first building was built 1346, […]
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