‘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, […]
‘DIMPLE of Mt.Fuji’Mt.Fuji is famous for its perfect corn shape.But there is a dimple on the 2/3 of the southeast slope.It’s the crater of the HOUEI eruption ( 1707). This is the 10th eruption of the history, the biggest one.At that time the ash piled up even in Tokyo 5cm […]
‘100 CHERRY BLOSSOM SPOTS in Japan at HAPPOEN in Tokyo.HAPPOEN is the restaurant and wedding facility with huge Japanese garden 15 minutes walk from JR MEGURO station. It was a SAURAI residence during the feudal age, took over by a rich businessman in the 19th century, converted as a restaurant […]
‘100 CHERRY BLOSSOM spots in Japan at ARASHIYAMA in Kyoto’ARASHIYAMA is the beautiful ancient resort of Japan from 9th century. It’s located the west part of Kyoto, where you can enjoy the scenery of the mountains , river, temples , shrines, gardens, sightseeing boat ,sightseeing train and ONSEN. This is […]
‘CHERRY BLOSSOM ILLUMINATION’ I visited TOUJI temple cherry blossom illumination in Kyoto. TOUJI temple was founded AD796 by KUKAI as SHINGON school temple , he is one of the most famous Buddha monks in Japanese history. People believe KUKAI is still living today and praying for everybody, so they offer […]
Bonsai art TokyoAt OOMIYA city OOMIYA city in Saitama prefecture is famous for its Bonsai museum and Bonsai village. The Bonsai museum is the first public Bonsai museum in Japan. The Bonsai village is the several Bonsai shops gather next to the Bonsai museum. You can enjoy Bonsai fully here!! […]
‘100 cherry blossom spots in Japan at MATSUO SHRINE in Kyoto’I visited MATSUO shrine in west part of Kyoto and enjoyed the cherry blossom!I could see the falling petals a lot here , very beautiful!! It’s located at the bottom of the west hill of Kyoto. The real object of […]
‘SAKURA EXPLOSION at KODAIJI temple in Kyoto’ KODAIJI temple is the Buddha temple in RINZAI ZEN school, founded 1606.It’s located next to the popular KIYOMIZU temple east part of Kyoto. There is a nice walking area NENENO-MICHI( nene’s path) in front of the temple with many shops and restaurants.The area […]
‘SAKURA EXPLOSION at HEIAN JINGU shrine’HEIAN JINGU shrine is built 1895 as the 1100 years anniversary of transferred the capital of Japan from NARA city to Kyoto AD 794. The building is 5/8 of the size of the imperial court of that age . The TORII gate is the symbol […]
‘BUNNY shrine in Kyoto’I came across the bunny shrine in Kyoto on the Easter Day! This is OKAZAKI shrine in the east part of Kyoto.It’s founded AD794 when the capital of Japan moved from NARA to Kyoto.This area was the habitat of wild rabbits in old time , the servants […]
‘SAKURA EXPLOSION at HIGASHI-HONGANJI TEMPLE in Kyoto, minutes walk from Kyoto station’I came across the SAKURA EXPLOSION at HIGASHI HONGANJI temple in Kyoto. If you don’t have enough time to go sightseeing for famous temples in Kyoto , visit HIGASHI-HONGANJI TEMPLE the nearest temple from Kyoto station 5 minutes walk! […]
‘SAKURA EXPLOSION at MEGURO river’MEGURO river side is one of the most popular cherry blossom viewing places in Tokyo. There are 800 cherry trees along the MEGURO river from NAKAMEGURO station to southward 4km long . The photo spots are several bridges where you can take photos of river and […]
‘SAMURA EXPLOSION at SEIJO’If you come to Japan during cherry blossom season, you will notice that there are so many cherry blossoms not only the famous cherry blossom places. Yes you will see cherry blossom lined trees many corners of cities, towns and villages.This is at SEIJO-GAKUEN-MAE near my house.It […]
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