Dick H

general profile
nickname	Dick H
residing	Portland, United States
member since	25 July 2008
interests	Aviation, Baseball, Computer, Music, Photographs, Radio, Railroads, Religion

travel reports

2014/7/3 - Jonangu - Gardens and Graves

South of Kyoto station is Jonangu, a shrine that is rarely seen by foreigners because there seems to be no... read all

2014/5/27 - The Imperial Mausoleum at Kyoto's Sennyuji Temple

Of the previous 124 Japanese Emperors, 69 are buried in Kyoto. Three sites contain 29 tombs, called
Misasagi; 16 at Sennyuji, 10 at Fukakusa (near the Keihan Fujinomori station) and 5 near Ryoanji... read all

japan travel profile

how often

more than five times

how long

more than two months

travel budget

medium (10,000 - 20,000 yen per day and person)

travel pace

medium

travel style

individual travel

travel interests

Shrines and Temples, Castles, Gardens, Historic Towns, Modern Cities

accommodation used

Hotel

Business Hotel

Ryokan

transportation used

Train

Shinkansen

City Bus

Taxi

Car

Ferry

tickets used

Japan Rail Pass

JR Kanto Pass

destinations visited

Hakone

Himeji

Izu Peninsula

Kamakura

Kyoto

Matsuyama

Nagasaki

Nara

Okayama

Osaka

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

Tokyo

Yokohama

Beppu

Dazaifu

Hiroshima

Kagoshima

Kobe

Matsumoto

Miyajima

Nagano

Nagoya

Fukuoka

Kamikochi

Karuizawa

Kotohira

Kumamoto

Matsushima

Nikko

Saitama

Sendai

Takamatsu

Kawagoe

Hikone

Kawasaki

Kinugawa Onsen

Kirishima

Fuji Five Lakes

Inuyama

Ise Shima

Shimabara Peninsula

Shizuoka

Uji

sightseeing spots visited

Hakone Tozan Railway (Hakone)

Himeji Castle (Himeji)

Toba Aquarium (Ise Shima)

Perry Black Ships (Izu Peninsula)

Sakurajima (Kagoshima)

Great Buddha (Kamakura)

Hasedera Temple (Kamakura)

Kenchoji Temple (Kamakura)

Zeniarai Benten (Kamakura)

Mount Rokko (Kobe)

Fushimi Inari Shrine (Kyoto)

Higashiyama (Kyoto)

Kiyomizudera (Kyoto)

Tofukuji Temple (Kyoto)

Matsushima Bay (Matsushima)

Oura Church (Nagasaki)

Kasuga Taisha (Nara)

Kofukuji Temple (Nara)

Todaiji Temple (Nara)

Korakuen Garden (Okayama)

Okayama Castle (Okayama)

Osaka Castle (Osaka)

Umeda Sky Building (Osaka)

Shiodome (Tokyo)

Takaosan (Tokyo)

Tsukiji Outer Market (Tokyo)

Beppu Hot Springs (Beppu)

Owakudani (Hakone)

Mikimoto Pearl Island (Ise Shima)

Dogashima (Izu Peninsula)

Irozaki Coast (Izu Peninsula)

Shirahama Beach (Izu Peninsula)

Shuzenji (Izu Peninsula)

Daikakuji Temple (Kyoto)

Daitokuji Temple (Kyoto)

Heian Shrine (Kyoto)

Katsura Villa (Kyoto)

Kokedera (Kyoto)

Kyoto Station (Kyoto)

Myoshinji Temple (Kyoto)

Nanzenji Temple (Kyoto)

Ohara (Kyoto)

Pontocho (Kyoto)

Toji Temple (Kyoto)

Matsumoto Castle (Matsumoto)

Dogo Onsen (Matsuyama)

Zenkoji Temple (Nagano)

Mount Inasa (Nagasaki)

Nagoya Castle (Nagoya)

Toshogu Shrine (Nikko)

Kita (Umeda) (Osaka)

Minami (Namba) (Osaka)

Sumiyoshi Taisha (Osaka)

Ameyoko (Tokyo)

Harajuku (Tokyo)

Imperial Palace (Tokyo)

Mount Mitake (Tokyo)

Odaiba (Tokyo)

Sengakuji Temple (Tokyo)

Shibuya (Tokyo)

Shinjuku (Tokyo)

Zojoji Temple (Tokyo)

Chinatown (Yokohama)

Minato Mirai (Yokohama)

Sankeien Garden (Yokohama)

Lake Kawaguchiko (Fuji Five Lakes)

Hakone Checkpoint (Hakone)

Hakone Shrine (Hakone)

Hikone Castle (Hikone)

Shukkeien Garden (Hiroshima)

Inuyama Castle (Inuyama)

Meiji Mura (Inuyama)

Engakuji Temple (Kamakura)

Hachimangu Shrine (Kamakura)

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (Kobe)

Aoi Matsuri (Kyoto)

Arashiyama (Kyoto)

Chionin Temple (Kyoto)

Ginkakuji (Kyoto)

Gion (Kyoto)

Kinkakuji (Kyoto)

Kodaiji Temple (Kyoto)

Kurama (Kyoto)

Nijo Castle (Kyoto)

Philosopher's Path (Kyoto)

Ryoanji Temple (Kyoto)

Shinnyodo Temple (Kyoto)

Tenryuji Temple (Kyoto)

Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto)

Itsukushima Shrine (Miyajima)

Dejima (Nagasaki)

Dutch Slope (Nagasaki)

Glover Garden (Nagasaki)

Sakae (Nagoya)

Nara Park (Nara)

Railway Museum (Saitama)

Akihabara (Tokyo)

Asakusa (Tokyo)

Ginza (Tokyo)

Hama Rikyu (Tokyo)

Imperial East Gardens (Tokyo)

Kappabashi Street (Tokyo)

Marunouchi (Tokyo)

Meiji Shrine (Tokyo)

Nihonbashi (Tokyo)

Rikugien (Tokyo)

Sensoji Temple (Tokyo)

Shinjuku Gyoen (Tokyo)

Tokyo Dome City (Tokyo)

Mampukuji Temple (Uji)

Lake Ashinoko (Hakone)

Inner Shrine (Ise Shima)

Beaches (Kamakura)

Hieizan (Kyoto)

Lake Chuzenji (Nikko)

Osaka Aquarium (Osaka)

Osaka Station City (Osaka)

Ikebukuro (Tokyo)

Roppongi (Tokyo)

Ryogoku (Tokyo)

Tokyo Tower (Tokyo)

Ueno Park (Tokyo)

Yasukuni Shrine (Tokyo)

Yoyogi Park (Tokyo)

Hiroshima Downtown (Hiroshima)

Kegon Waterfall (Nikko)

Bay Area (Osaka)

Nunobiki Ropeway (Kobe)

Mount Unzen (Shimabara Peninsula)

Shimabara Castle (Shimabara Peninsula)

Edo-Tokyo Museum (Tokyo)

Government Building (Tokyo)

Kanda (Tokyo)

Kiyosumi Garden (Tokyo)

Koishikawa Korakuen (Tokyo)

Nakano Broadway (Tokyo)

Shinagawa (Tokyo)

Sugamo (Tokyo)

Tokyo Disneyland (Tokyo)

Toyosu (Tokyo)

Yanaka (Tokyo)

Yurakucho (Tokyo)

Byodoin Temple (Uji)

japan living profile
living duration	5-10 years