Yumoto Onsen is found in the Nikko National Park and can be reached by Tobu bus in around 80 minutes from JR Nikko... read all

When you are planning to travel around the world, getting organized can be frightening for some people. As such, one might end up forgetting some important things... read all

Mitaki Temple is a very nice temple in the outskirt of Hiroshima. This Buddhist temple is located in a steep, heavily forested valley... read all

Mount Washu ("Washuzan" in Japanese) is a small mountain near Kojima. From there you have a beautiful view on the Seto Inland Sea and the Seto bridge (Seto-Ohashi). read all

The Bousou peninsula (bousou hantou) is well known by the japaneses but no so much by foreigners. It has a lot of wonderful place not so far from Tokyo... read all

I ate Katsudon before. Have you ever tried this? read all

Daigo-ji is roughly 30 minutes from Kyoto station travelleving via the Karasuma Subway (6 minutes) and Tozai Subway Line (24 minutes)... read all

Mt Hieizan (aka - Enryakuji Temple) is found in the Northern foothills of Kyoto. You can reach here via bus from Kyoto station - or the easiest way is to catch the the Karasuma Subway line... read all

Ohara can be found in the Northern mountains and can reaches by either bus directly from Kyoto Station (1 hour) or train to Kokusaikaikan Station and bus to Ohara... read all

Today, I visited 4 times in the Koryuji area of Kyoto. All of these temples can be described as being a little bit off the beaten track (Koryuji Temple, Hongkongo-ji Temple, Myoshin-ji Temple & Ninnai-ji Temple) along with not always being read all

Uji is located between Nara and Kyoto and can be reaching via train on the Nara line in between 15-25 minutes. The town itself has quite a few noticeable temples and shrines (including two which are world heritage listed) along with other a read all

There are four castles in Japan which are considered national treasures - which are found in Matsumoto, Inuyama, Himeji and Hikone... read all

Over the next few day's I'll be making some reports from the Kansai region. As I'm based in Kyoto... read all

Today, I visited Kyu Shiba Garden, Hama-Rikyu Garden and Shiba Park near Hamamatsucho Station. All are within a 20 minute walk of the other... read all

The Hozu river is one of the most famous river in Japan and Arashiyama is the place where there are such many temples and shrines... read all

Uji. Known for its tea. Known for the temple on the 100 yen coin. What you might not know is that it used to be the resort for aristocrats in the ancient times... read all

Tokyo is famous for it's hustle and bustle, but scratch the surface and there are many different parks and gardens to explore and relax in... read all

Outside Himeji Castle. I really love the wide open spaces. Really different from the cramp feeling of the major Japan cities... read all

Off Philosopher's path, about three side streets down from Silver Pavillion is Hon'en-in. A quant curvy path with trees and bamboos leads the way... read all

Started off the day at Kitano Tenmangu. It is nice that it opens early. The streets across it has a calm feel... read all