In Kyoto, there is a place called Arashiyama. It’s very nice, far away from the city centre and close to nature. I come here because of a photo I saw in my Lonely Planet book of the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove. Of course, in the book, there are no other tourists, no mosquitoes, and the photo has
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Kinkakuji is a Buddhist temple, the exterior of the top two stories are made of pure gold leaf. People come here just to see the goldness of this temple. It is very gold, indeed. This post is dedicated to Andrea. A Note About Self-Portraits I don’t take a lot of self-portraits, because 1) my mobile phone does
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“That place with all the red things,” is how I would describe to people what I want to see in Kyoto. Its name is actually Fushimi Inari Taisha. I first took notice of it back in 2014 when Fab showed me her photos from her latest trip to Japan. The red things, as they turn
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Vegetarian’s Refuge Kyoto is a vegetarian’s refuge. With the numerous Buddhist temples in town, comes with it lot of vegetarian restaurants. Here is my first meal in Kyoto: Gion Gion 祇園 (pronounced gi as in “geese” and on as in “on/off”) is the famous geisha district of Kyoto. The streets are lined with old buildings and nicely paved
Gujo is not on my radar, but it is amazing and possibly my favourite. Thanks to my friend Yuka, and the extended friends K, K and A for taking me there and being my translators. First we visit a limestone cave, near Gujo. A Busty Limestone Cave My new friends claim it is very cold inside, but I think
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On my 2nd day in Nagoya, I meet Bo Joun at my ryokan hotel. She was visiting Japan with her boyfriend but is travelling solo because he left a few days earlier for work. Bo Joun is a friendly, lively young woman. Her big personality makes her an instant friend. We decide to explore Nagoya the next morning
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