Osaka/Nara/Kobe Part 3
A full day in Himeji and Kobe! Himeji Castle, Kobe harbor, Mariken park, Chinatown, Ikuta Shrine, long shopping streets, and REAL Kobe beef!
Osaka/Nara/Kobe Part 2
A full day in Nara! Kofukuji, Gangoji, Nara park, Todaiji Nigatsu-do, and of course a ton of deer!
Osaka/Nara/Kobe Part 1
3 days in Osaka to start the trip… Umeda Sky Building, Osaka station, Osaka Castle, okonomiyaki, Shitennoji Temple, Tennoji park, Tsutenkaku Tower, Namba Parks, and Dotonbori!
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.