Summer Festivals!
So many summer festivals! Here’s a bunch of the ones I thought it worth going to see…
Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs. Hiroshima Toyo Carp!
My first Japanese baseball game, go Yokohama!
Hayama Kokusai Country Club
First time playing golf at a Japanese country club!
Hiroshima & Miyajima
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and park, Flame of Peace, Children’s Peace Monument, Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima Castle, Shukkeien Garden, Okonomiyaki-mura, Kintai Bridge, Miyajima Island, Itsukushima Shrine, and Mt. Misen! Plus, a ton of oysters and deer…
Kyoto Day 6 and 7
Last days in Kyoto! Sanjisangen-do, Kiyomizu-dera, Gion, and Ponto-cho.
Kyoto Day 5
Arashiyama, Tenryu-ji, Bamboo forests, Okochi Sanso Villa, Nison-in, Gio-ji, Adashino Nenbutsu-ji, Otagi Nenbutsu-ji, Togetsu-kyo, and a monkey park!
Kyoto Day 4
Heian Shrine, Tetsugaku-no-michi, Ginkaku-ji, Maruyama Park, Nishiki Market, Gion Corner, and a fancy kaiseki meal!
Kyoto Day 3
Tofuku-ji, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Daigo-ji, Ponto-cho, and Kiyomizu-dera!
Kyoto Day 1 and 2
Shinkansen trip to Kyoto with my bicycle… the best way to get around! Nijo castle, Kinkaku-ji, Ryoan-ji, and Kyoto Tower.
New Sanno, Edo Museum, and Sumo!
Great brunch at the New Sanno Hotel, brief look into the Edo Museum, and awesome Sumo tournament in Tokyo!
Yabusame
Horseback archery tournament in Tokyo!
Sakura Season 2015
Sakura blossoms in the city!