Showing all posts in the 'City/Prefecture' category.

Inside a Modern Designer Capsule Hotel – 9hours, Kyoto

In the centre of Kyoto is the most amazing capsule hotel you’ll find in Japan. With an interior that looks like something out of Star Trek, positioned right next to the famous geisha district of Gion, this Japanese capsule hotel is a sleeping h...

Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyoto Gosho) – The Best English Tour in Kyoto for Free!

The most spacious, open and decadent site in Kyoto – and you can take an English tour of it for free. Kyoto Gosho was the Imperial Palace of Japan before the capital was moved to Tokyo in 1869. This article won’t talk much about it’...

Fushimi Inari Kyoto – Japan Photo of the Month (February 2012)

I’m starting to lose count of how many times I’ve visited Kyoto. In early February a few friends and I went to Kyoto for the weekend. One of the places we went to was the amazing Fushimi Inari. I’ll be doing a detailed post about th...

Nijo Castle in Kyoto

All of the historical facts in this article are taken from the World Cultural Heritage Sites Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto inscription located at the entrance of Nijo Castle. Nijo Castle in Kyoto... not your stereotypical Japanese castle. Kyoto...

Amazing Golden Pavilion Temple, Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto

Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺): The Golden Pavilion Temple is by far the most famous landmark of Kyoto (if not all of Japan) and is the most well known of the 17 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Kyoto. This short video was taken during my visit ...

Korakuen in Okayama at Night – One of Japan’s Top 3 Most Beautiful Gardens

Korakuen is famous throughout Japan. In a country where there is a “best 3″ list for everything (3 is a lucky number in Japan), Korakuen is one of the best 3 most beautiful gardens. That really speaks highly of the place, especially if yo...
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