Tag: Temple Travel Journal

This afternoon, I took in only one sight in Kyoto, another shrine, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, to be specific. What a surprise, right? Who could...

Yesterday, I didn’t finish writing my morning post about Kinkaku-ji Temple, et. al., until late. So, when I started writing my afternoon post, about Nijo...

I continued my sightseeing in Kyoto this morning with a visit to Eikan-do Zenrin-ji Temple and some other sights. I know I said in the...

I started the morning of my first full day in Kyoto at one of the heavy hitters of Kyoto sights, Kinkaku-ji Temple. It’s in the...

I arrived in Kyoto after a three-hour Shinkansen (high-speed rail) journey from Adawara Station (the closest Shinkansen station to Hakone). I’m already having second thoughts...

After I finished my sightseeing on Lake Ashi this morning, it was time to take the ropeways and cable car back to Gora station. I...

This morning’s post from Tokyo might be somewhat abbreviated, primarily because I don’t have a lot to say. I went up the Tokyo Tower and...

One good garden deserves another. This morning, it was the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. This afternoon, I visited the Tokyo Imperial Palace Gardens. After the...

After a tasty sushi lunch near the Sumida Aquarium that I visited this morning after the Skytree, I took a walk over to the highly...

You might be wondering about the “Not” in the above title, “Not Tokyo Imperial Palace; Meiji Jingu Shrine.” Well, let me tell you. Let’s just...